According to Radio France Internationale (RFI) and AFP, on September 27 local time, the far-right French party La Nation and its allies won enough seats in the French Senate, allowing them to form a parliamentary group in the Senate for the first time.
According to reports, the National Alliance and its allies have 14 seats in the Senate. It is understood that the National Alliance originally had 3 senators, and now there are 9 additional senators. Its ally, the Republican Right Coalition, has 2 elected members.
The chairman of the National Alliance, Balderra, announced on the same day that the National Alliance will for the first time form a caucus in the Senate with its allies.
National Union leader, Presidential candidate Le Peng stated that this was "a historic victory and a significant milestone".
RFI points out that this breakthrough not only holds symbolic significance. Once the number of Senators exceeds 10, the National Union and its allies can form caucuses, thus gaining more speaking time and resources, and will also provide aid for Le Pen's presidential bid.
Preliminary results indicate that the French right wing, center-leaning parties, and socialist party of the left will remain major forces in the senate.
Besides, the French left-wing "Unbowed France" party won its first seat in the senate.
