2023 French Senate election

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2023 French Senate election

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172 of 348 seats of the Senate 175 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Bruno Retailleau Patrick Kanner Hervé Marseille Party LR SER UC Leader's seat Vendée Nord Hauts-de-Seine Last election 146 seats 78 seats 49 seats Seats before 145 64 57 Seats after 139 69 51 Seat change 7 9 2   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader François Patriat Cécile Cukierman Maryse Carrère Party RDPI CRCE RDSE Leader's seat Côte-d'Or Loire Hautes-Pyrénées Last election 21 seats 15 seats 21 seats Seats before 24 15 14 Seats after 21 17 14 Seat change 2 7   Seventh party Eighth party   Leader Claude Malhuret Guillaume Gontard Party LIRT EST Leader's seat Allier Isère Last election 11 seats 12 seats Seats before 14 12 Seats after 17 16 Seat change 6 4
Map of the departments with senators up for election
President of the Senate before election Gérard Larcher LR Elected President of the Senate Gérard Larcher[1] LR

Senatorial elections took place on 24 September 2023 to renew 172 of the 348 seats in the Senate of the French Fifth Republic. The Republicans, led by Bruno Retailleau, emerged as the largest group for the fourth consecutive cycle, but lost 7 seats.^[2][3]