Marine Le Pen's party gets its own group in the Senate
In the partial elections to the French Senate, held on September 27, Marine Le Pen for the first time received the opportunity to form her own group in the upper house of parliament. Roughly half of the Senate, 178 out of 348 seats, has been renewed, and the National Rally (RN), which previously had only three senators, has elected eleven new members to the Senate.
In the partial elections to the French Senate, held on September 27, Marine Le Pen for the first time received the opportunity to form her own group in the upper house of parliament. Roughly half of the Senate, 178 out of 348 seats, has been renewed, and the National Rally (RN), which previously had only three senators, has elected eleven new members to the Senate.
For Marine Le Pen’s party, this is an important result in terms of parliamentary work and the upcoming presidential election. The group gives the National Association the opportunity to allocate posts and influence the work of the committees. Marine Le Pen called the result a “historic victory.”.
Another election sensation is the appearance in the Senate of a representative of the far-left “Unconquered France” (LFI). Since its inception in 2016, it has never sat in the upper house. The Senate elects Gabriel Amar, son-in-law of LFI chief Jean-Luc Mélenchon. Mélenchon himself, leading the presidential campaign, was quick to call Amar's election a "happy omen." Seven months before the 2027 presidential election, the Senate, considered the most conservative of France's political institutions, is gradually incorporating new political forces.
Alexey Tarkhanov, Paris
