DIRECT. Senate Elections 2026: the Great Voters of some 60 Departments Are Called to the Polls for the Last Election Before the Presidential Elections
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178 out of 348 senators are renewed at the end of this Sunday's election in half of the departments. Translation of local elections - including the last municipal elections - this will not alter the great balances of the upper chamber... even if the RN can have a group.
If the alliance between the Republicans and the centrists must retain the majority, the suspense remains on the constitution of a possible group for the National Rally or an entry of France into the Chamber of the Palais du Luxembourg.
The great voters renew this Sunday 178 of the 348 seats in the Senate. If the right-wing and central majority does not appear threatened, the vote could beat the cards in its midst and allow the Rally...
The rule of the right in the Senate rubs itself, on Sunday, with the ambitions of the National Rally, in order to form a parliamentary group in the upper chamber after the senatorial elections.
178 out of 348 senators are renewed at the end of this Sunday's election in half of the departments. Translation of local elections - including the last municipal elections - this will not alter the great balances of the upper chamber... even if the RN can have a group.
Half of the Senate seats are renewed this Sunday, September 27, 2026. If Gérard Larcher (LR) should retain a majority, possibly a little wider towards the centre, the major issue is the unprecedented prospect of the formation of an extreme right-wing group.
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