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National Rally and allies win record 14 seats in French Senate
The combined result quadruples the far right’s Senate representation, according to France 24, months before a presidential election.
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France’s National Rally and its allies won a reported 14 seats in Sunday’s Senate election, a record for the far right, France 24 reported. The combined total is in the 348-seat chamber.
The result effectively quadruples the group’s representation, though the report did not detail how the seats are divided between the National Rally and its allies.
Marine Le Pen hailed the result as a “victory”. The Senate is dominated by the right.
The election took place months before a presidential election. The supplied report did not specify its date.
