# French Senate elections: What next after far-right surge?

https://mins.news/en/item/77205

- France 24, 2026-09-28 14:14 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260928-french-senate-elections-what-next-after-far-right-surge

> Election results show that Marine Le Pen’s far-right party can form a parliamentary group in France’s upper house for the first time. The breakthrough comes just over six months before the presidential vote, prompting an assessment of how much it could boost Le Pen’s National Rally.

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