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Marie-Caroline Le Pen fails in Sarthe senate race

Original: 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.

Why now: French senatorial elections have just taken place and the defeat of a Le Pen family member is being highlighted as a notable setback for the far right.

Marie-Caroline Le PenMarine Le PenSartheFrench Senate

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• Autre petit motif de satisfaction, la déconfiture de Marie-Caroline Le Pen dans la Sarthe. La sœur ainée de Marine Le Pen, qui a déjà été plusieurs fois candidate aux élections législatives, et qui tentait pour la première fois sa chance aux sénatoriales, arrive à la quatrième… · paul_denton · 39

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