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The legislative branch of the Burundi government is based on the bicameral system comprising of the Senate and the National Assembly. The Senate of Burundi consists of one president, two vice-presidents, speaker, two deputy speakers and other ministers holding important positions. It is a rule in the Senate of Burundi that parliament members cannot be of same ethnic group. All their personal assets should be mentioned in a document and submitted to the Supreme Court during their time of entry as a senator. The first vice president of the Burundi Senate monitors political and diplomatic issues of the country while the second one looks after the financial, social and economic matters. The Senators can ask questions related to any matter on behalf of the Burundi government.
There are a total of fifty-four seats in the Senate of Burundi. Among the fifty-four seats, thirty-four seats are occupied by members elected through indirect votes. The remaining seats of the Burundi Senate are assigned for various ethnic groups and former state chiefs. The election for selecting Senate members was held in 2005, 29th July and the next is scheduled in 2010.
The members of the Senate of have the right to propose a bill in the assembly which many come as a law in the near future. The same text is known as the government bill if it is proposed by any executive of the parliament. But the senators are not allowed to propose bill in all the sectors, mainly in those areas which come under the Burundi parliament responsibility. The parliament members of the Burundi government also have the power for amending laws during its making.
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