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

https://mins.news/en/video/77218

- France 24 English, 2026-09-28 14:14 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2XQmYm3yf4

> Marine Le Pen’s far-right party will be able to form a parliamentary group in France’s upper house for the first time, according to election results. The breakthrough comes just over six months before the presidential election, with France 24’s Marc Perelman examining how much it could strengthen the National Rally.

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