National Rally secures Senate group
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Rassemblement National won enough seats in France's partial Senate elections to form a parliamentary group for the first time, gaining the ten seats needed ahead of the 2027 presidential vote.
'France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party and its allies have secured a record 14 seats in the rightwing-dominated Senate in elections, effectively quadrupling its number in the 348-seat chamber just months before a presidential poll.'
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www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2026 at 6:10 AM
'France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party and its allies have secured a record 14 seats in the rightwing-dominated Senate in elections, effectively quadrupling its number in the 348-seat chamber just months before a presidential poll.'