Le Pen hails 'victory' as French far right secures record 14 seats in Senate

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: © France 24 01:37 Issued on: 28/09/2026 - 13:22 France's far-right National Rally (RN) party and its allies emerged from polls with a record 14 seats in the right-wing dominated Senate on Sunday, effectively quadrupling its number in the 348-seat chamber just months before a presidential election. Pope wraps up 'hugely successful' France visit with Metz speech 28/09/2026 Thailand floods: At least 8 die, thousands move to shelters 28/09/2026 Asia / Pacific REPLAY: Pope urges peace and unity in Europe on final day of France visit 28/09/2026 Serbia's populist President Vucic resigns to run for PM 28/09/2026 REPLAY: France's Macron speaks on European Union as pope visits Metz 28/09/2026 Saudi schools adopt remote learning amid mounting Gulf tensions 28/09/2026 Tensions run high in Northern Ireland after march blocked from historic flashpoint 28/09/2026 Powerful storm batters US northeast 28/09/2026 'The last thing you expect': ...