France's far right gains ground in indirect Senate elections
Summary
France's far-right National Rally party won 14 seats in the Senate, their highest number ever. This allows the party to form a parliamentary group in the Senate for the first time, increasing their influence before next year's presidential election.Key Facts
- The National Rally (RN) and its allies won 14 out of 348 seats in France's Senate.
- RN previously had only 3 seats in the Senate as of 2023 and 2 in 2014.
- Senators serve six-year terms, and half the Senate is elected every three years by local elected officials.
- RN's Marine Le Pen called the results a "historic victory."
- Two additional senators were elected from RN's ally, the Union of the Right for the Republic (UDR).
- RN and UDR will form a parliamentary group together in the Senate.
- This increase in seats comes months before the 2027 presidential election, in which Le Pen is a candidate.
- The Senate is currently dominated by right-wing parties, and the current Senate president, Gerard Larcher, is expected to be re-elected.
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