France has a vote for the Senate. The Senate is a parliament in Paris. The party Rassemblement National has much success. It wins 9 new seats. It has 12 seats now. Marine Le Pen leads the party. She calls it a big win. The party works with another group. Together they have 14 members in the Senate. This is enough for an own group. A group needs at least 10 persons. A group has more rights in the parliament. It can talk longer. Or it can ask the government more often. Politicians choose the senators. Many politicians from cities and regions help. The conservative party keeps the majority in the Senate. France elects a new president in 7 months. Marine Le Pen wants to be president.
Marine Le Pen has success in the vote for the Senate
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Definitions
- Senate
- The Senate is a part of the parliament and represents cities and towns.
- Group
- A group is a team of politicians in a parliament with the same goals.
- Parliament
- A parliament makes laws and controls the government.
- Election group
- An election group is a team of persons that makes a choice for the people.
People
- Marine Le Pen
- Marine Le Pen is a leader of the party Rassemblement National in France.
- Eric Ciotti
- Eric Ciotti is a French politician who works with the party Rassemblement National.
Locations
- France
- France is a country in Europe.
- Paris
- Paris is the capital city of France.
Sources
Spiegel
Rassemblement National: Frankreichs Rechtspopulisten haben künftig mehr Rechte im Senat
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