Senate: The National Rally and the Union for the Republic (UDR) bring together 15 elected officials to form a group
15 RN-UDR senators serving the French people! 🇫🇷
Marine Le Pen claims 15 senators for the RN-UDR alliance after the senatorial elections of September 27, 2026. This number marks a political breakthrough: it exceeds the threshold required to form a group in the Senate. However, as of September 29, the list published by the upper house does not yet officially confirm the composition of this future group.
The main fact
In a publication dated September 29, Marine Le Pen presents 15 senators as belonging to the RN-UDR coalition. This announcement must be distinguished from its institutional implementation: according to Senate rules, a group is formed by submitting to the presiding officer the list of elected officials who adhere to it. Its minimum size is ten members.
What happened
The September 27th election renewed 178 of the 348 Senate seats. The newly elected senators will take office on October 1st. Marine Le Pen’s announcement therefore comes between the vote and the start of the new terms, at a time when the distribution of senators among the political groups is taking shape.
On its list of groups updated on September 29, the Senate still lists eight political groups and one administrative group of four non-affiliated senators. No RN-UDR group is included at this stage. This does not contradict Marine Le Pen’s announcement; it simply prevents its composition from being presented as already published by the institution.
The context
Senators are not directly elected by all voters. They are elected by an electoral college, composed in particular of representatives from municipalities. This voting system gives decisive weight to local representation. The Senate is renewed by half every three years, and not entirely at each election.
Key figures
- 15 : the RN-UDR contingent claimed by Marine Le Pen, the official composition of which remains to be established.
- 10 : the minimum number of members required to form a political group in the Senate.
- 178 : the number of seats to be renewed on September 27, 2026, out of the 348 seats in the upper house.
What the facts show
The issue isn’t simply reaching a round number on a political publication. A group has a place in the organization of the Senate’s work; its membership is a factor in allocating speaking time and appointments. With 15 members, the National Rally (RN) and the Union for the Republic (UDR) would clearly exceed the regulatory threshold. There remains the step that communication cannot replace: the list submitted to the Senate presidency.
Key takeaways
Marine Le Pen announces 15 RN-UDR senators. The threshold for forming a group has indeed been crossed if this number is confirmed . As of September 29, the Senate has not yet published the official composition: the claimed breakthrough must now take its parliamentary form.
Source: Marine Le Pen
