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The senatorial elections will take place on Sunday September 24. The objective of this election is to renew half of the seats in the Senate. The right should retain the majority in the upper house.
The senatorial elections will take place on Sunday September 24, and their aim will be to renew half of the senators. The upper house has a right-wing majority, and this is unlikely to change. The Republicans and their centrist allies now represent 202 senators out of 348. They should therefore be able to continue to oppose the government’s policy by forcing it to negotiate, as was the case on pension reform.
A compulsory vote for the 78,000 electors
Neither La France insoumise nor the National Rally are represented. They can only hope for one to three senators on Sunday. The left could win a few seats, without changing the major balances. The French who appoint senators are what we call grand electors. There will be 78,000 to vote on Sunday. They are deputies, mayors, municipal councilors, or regional but also delegates without particular mandate designated by a mayor. Voting is obligatory. Half of the departments are concerned, from Indre-et-Loire to the Pyrénées-Orientales, plus the Paris region and part of the overseas territories.