Upper house of parliament: French Senate to be half-re-elected
The by far largest group is likely to remain the conservatives even after the partial election in the Senate. But will the right-wing national Rassemblement National succeed in forming its own faction for the first time?
France's Senate is being partially renewed with around 93,500 local and regional politicians eligible to vote. The conservative-dominated Senate has 131 members from the Républicains, the largest group, and 19 from President Emmanuel Macron's faction. The partial election may see shifts within the right-wing majority, potentially with the Républicains losing seats.
Marine Le Pen's Rassemblement National needs ten seats to form a faction, currently holding three, which would grant them more rights in the Senate. The Senate has 348 members, with 178 seats being contested.
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