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The 2026 senatorial elections saw the renewal of 178 seats out of 348 in the French Senate. The right and the center were outgoing and sought to maintain their majority in the face of an increase in the National Rally.
During the 2026 senatorial elections, 178 of the 348 Senate seats were up for grabs. The RN recorded the strongest progression while the Republicans lost a few seats. The right and the center resist and remain in the majority.
In Bouches-du-Rhône, marked by internal quarrels, the local right narrowly saved the furniture, via the re-election of Valérie Boyer. The latter will now have to share the benches of the Luxembourg Palace with Renaud Muselier.
Jordan Bardella formally denies Mediapart's accusations of anti-Semitism, announces legal proceedings and denounces a campaign of destabilization. Marine Le Pen defends him, the left demands his resignation and the government condemns the comments attributed.

Jordan Bardella filed a complaint for defamation against Mediapart after the publication of an article attributing to him anti-Semitic and conspiratorial writings from 2013. He denounces a political destabilization operation targeting the National Rally and claims to use justice to protect his honor.

After the election of 12 nationalist senators, Jordan Bardella hopes to attract Republican elected officials to the National Rally, using a metaphor from Édouard Philippe on the “beam in the eye” to fracture the right before the 2027 presidential election.
Andrew Bailey, co-deputy director of the FBI, announced his departure after just over a year on the job, citing family reasons. A Republican ally of Donald Trump, he left his post as attorney general of Missouri to join the FBI under the direction of Kash Patel. His departure comes five weeks before the US mid-term elections, in a context of political overhaul of the agency by the Trump administration.

Jean-Luc Mélenchon, aged 75, is preparing to make his political comeback at the summer universities of La France insoumise in Drôme, while Ségolène Royal calls on “Jewish voices” to denounce the actions of Benyamin Netanyahu, causing an outcry among the candidates in the left-wing primary.

Public service union organizations announced a day of strike on Tuesday September 29 to protest against the plan to freeze the index point in the 2027 budget, with demonstrations planned in several cities, disruptions expected in schools and transport, and a call for a blockade in high schools.