France’s Far-Right Surges in Senate Elections

“The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has said her 2027 presidential campaign will be boosted after her anti-immigration party, the National Rally (RN), and its allies secured a record 14 seats in partial senate elections this weekend,” The Guardian reports.

“Le Pen called the results a ‘historic victory’ and ‘major milestone’ after her party cleared the 10-seat threshold to be able to form a senate group for the first time, following an indirect vote by local officials including mayors and councillors.”