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- 1Rassemblement National forms Senate group for first time●France: le RN forme un groupe parlementaire au Sénat pour la première fois https:// lecho.be/economie-polit ique/europe/
France's Rassemblement National has formed a parliamentary group in the Senate for the first time, marking a historic step for Marine Le Pen's far-right party in the upper house of parliament. Reaching the threshold for an official group gives the party greater speaking time, committee seats and institutional legitimacy, and is being read as further evidence of its growing normalisation in French politics.
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Attention in France is turning to the 2027 presidential election, with early polls pointing to a possible face-off between Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon. Commentary is focusing on the political dynamics behind such a duel, including the strength of each camp's electorate and what it would mean for the country's future direction.
- 3Marie-Caroline Le Pen fails in Sarthe senate race●Autre petit motif de satisfaction, la déconfiture de Marie-Caroline Le Pen dans la Sarthe. La sœur ainée de Marine Le Pe
Marie-Caroline Le Pen, the elder sister of Marine Le Pen, has failed in her bid for a Senate seat in the Sarthe department. Despite several previous runs for the National Assembly, this was her first attempt at the senatorial elections, and she finished only fourth. Observers on the French left are presenting her defeat as an added source of satisfaction alongside other favourable election results.