Event Brief
National Rally forms Senate parliamentary group for first time
By The BriefBrief · Sources (4)
Filed: Sep 28, 2026 at 2:05 AM ET
Summary: Marine Le Pen’s National Rally and allies won enough seats in France’s Senate to form a parliamentary group in the upper house for the first time in the party’s history. The group secured 14 seats out of 348 as half the Senate is elected indirectly every three years for six-year terms.
WHO: Marine Le Pen’s National Rally and its allies
WHAT: National Rally and allies formed a parliamentary group in France’s Senate after winning enough seats, securing 14 seats out of 348.
WHEN: Sep 27, 2026
WHERE: France
WHY: To gain enough seats in the Senate to meet the requirement to form a parliamentary group.
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