1 of 1
Story summary
- Marine Le Pen (RN leader) and Union of the Right for Republic won Senate seats to form a group.
- The alliance will hold at least 15 of the Senate’s 348 seats.
- Republican and centrist senators retain overall Senate control despite the National Rally’s gains.
- Jordan Bardella (RN deputy) said the result shows momentum ahead of ‘mother of all battles’ election.
- Toluna Harris poll puts Le Pen at 35-36% first-round lead.