France's far right wins enough Senate seats to form a group for the first time
Marine Le Pen's National Rally and its allies secured 14 of 348 seats in Sunday's indirect elections, enough to establish a parliamentary group in the upper house.
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Marine Le Pen's National Rally and its allies won enough seats in France's Senate elections on Sunday to form a parliamentary group in the upper house for the first time in the party's history, according to France 24.
The party and its allies secured 14 seats out of 348 in the chamber, meeting the threshold required to constitute an official group, a milestone for the far-right movement in French institutional politics.
France's Senate is elected through an indirect voting process, with half of the upper house renewed every three years by a electoral college. Senators serve six-year terms, and the chamber has traditionally leaned toward right-wing and centrist representation due to the composition of its electoral college.
The formation of a National Rally group in the Senate marks a new institutional foothold for the party, which has grown in prominence in French politics in recent years primarily through its presence in the National Assembly and in regional and European elections.
Further details on the group's specific membership and its planned role within the Senate were not immediately available.
Sources
- France's far right gains ground in indirect Senate elections — France 24 — English
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