Le Pen's "national union" entered the Bureau of the French Senate for the first time, media write

The National Rally Party, whose parliamentary faction is headed by Marine Le Pen, entered the Bureau of the French Senate, which is the leadership of the upper house of parliament, for the first time, Agence France-Presse reports.

Earlier, party leader Jordan Bardella said that for the first time in history, the National Rally would receive a faction in the country's Senate along with its friendly party, the Union of Right for the Republic (UDR), following the elections to the upper house of parliament.

“On Tuesday, October 6, the National Rally entered the governing bodies of the Senate for the first time, receiving a seat in the Bureau of the upper house of parliament following its successful performance in the Senate elections on September 27,” the material says.

According to the agency, the National Union faction and the UDR now have 15 seats in the Senate. This faction also received the post of one of the eight vice-presidents of the French Senate, which allows it to conduct meetings of the upper house of parliament. The faction will share this position with two other factions for the next three years. Thus, from October 1, 2028, the post of vice-president of the French Senate will be taken by Christopher Schurek, a member of the Le Pen and UDR party faction, from the Pas-de-Calais department. Before that, he will serve as Secretary of the Senate Bureau for two years.

The remaining seven positions of vice presidents of the Senate were distributed among six factions. The largest faction of the right-wing Republican party, which has 124 members in the Senate, received two seats in the Senate Bureau, AFP reported.