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France's far-right National Rally gains ground in Senate and forms group for first time

RN presidential candidate Marine Le Pen hailed a "historic victory" after the results were announced.

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00:02France's far-right National Rally Party and its allies secured a record 14 seats in the right-wing-dominated Senate,
00:09effectively quadrupling its number in the 348-seat chamber just months before presidential election.
00:16Nous sommes ravis et extrêmement enthousiastes de ces résultats qui marquent une étape supplémentaire dans l'enracinement du Rassemblement National
00:26dans notre pays.
00:28Je me réjouis que le Rassemblement National, pour la première fois de son histoire, fasse son entrée au Sénat avec
00:35un groupe qui va être composé dans les prochains jours
00:39et qui aura vocation, en plus des trois élus que nous avons d'ores et déjà au Sénat, de porter
00:45les idées du Rassemblement National, de défendre les Français.
00:48Local elected officials vote for new senators for half the upper chamber every three years, each to serve a six
00:55-year term.
00:56The right, centre and left-wing socialists looked set to remain the three major forces in the upper house, according
01:02to initial results,
01:03while the hard-left France unbowed party won its first-ever seat.
01:07The results come as far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen eyes her best chance yet at power
01:13in elections next year when President Emmanuel Macron steps down.
01:18You

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