National Rally wins route to first Senate group
Election results allow Marine Le Pen’s party to form a parliamentary group in the upper house, ahead of the next presidential polls.
France’s National Rally will be able to form a parliamentary group in the Senate for the first time, according to election results reported on Monday by France 24. The breakthrough expands the party’s presence in the upper house.
The result comes just over six months before France’s next presidential polls. France 24 framed the result around whether the Senate gains could boost Marine Le Pen’s prospects, but its report did not provide an assessment.
RN and its allies reportedly won 14 seats combined in the 348-seat chamber, a record total for the far right. The available figures do not specify how many seats went to RN itself or how the total was divided among its allies.
The Senate result establishes a new foothold for RN in the upper house. It does not determine the outcome of the presidential contest, and the reported gains alone do not establish their effect on Le Pen’s prospects.
