French Right Gains Seats in the Senate
Marine Le Pen's party, a favorite in the 2027 presidential elections, increases its presence in the French Senate in indirect elections. Read on Gazeta.
TL;DR
- The National Rally party increased its Senate seats from three to 14.
- This gain could allow the National Rally to form its own parliamentary group in the Senate.
- Conservatives ('The Republicans') and their allies maintained a broad majority, securing over 80 seats in the partial elections.
- Socialists kept over 60 seats, remaining the second-largest bloc.
- The far-left 'La France Insoumise' elected its first senator.
- Édouard Philippe's Horizons party, aligned with Macron's political field, benefited the most, while Gabriel Attal's Renaissance secured only one seat so far.