
French Far Right Wins Record 14 Senate Seats, Le Pen Hails 'Victory'
National Rally and its allies roughly quadrupled their presence in the upper house months ahead of a presidential election.

National Rally and its allies roughly quadrupled their presence in the upper house months ahead of a presidential election.
Marine Le Pen's National Rally secured 15 seats in France's Senate elections, enough to form a parliamentary group there for the first time, while left-wing France Unbowed also won its first Senate seat.

Marine Le Pen's far-right party and its allies secured enough seats in partial Senate elections to form a caucus for the first time.

Marine Le Pen's party and its allies secured a record number of Senate seats months ahead of a presidential election.

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