Elections are being held in France today, in which politicians choose half of the members of the upper house of parliament. Approximately 93,000 female and male politicians, who form a special electoral college, take part in the vote. Deutschlandfunk ↗
The French Senate is renewed gradually. Half of its members are elected every three years, so changes in the composition of the chamber take place continuously rather than all at once. The filling of vacant seats is decided precisely by the representatives assigned to the electoral college. Deutschlandfunk ↗
Senate elections thus differ from direct elections to the National Assembly. The composition of the upper house is not decided by all voters directly, but by politicians entrusted with voting according to an established electoral system. Today's vote concerns only part of the senatorial seats, while the other part of the mandates remains unchanged.
The result may affect the balance of power in the French Senate. However, it is not clear from the available data how individual political groupings, including the Rassemblement National, fared in the vote. Further information about the results or about the new distribution of seats has not yet been published.
After the elections, the Senate will continue the gradual renewal of its composition. Another part of its members will be chosen in the next three-year electoral cycle.
Half of the members of the Senate are being elected in France
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Oberhaus - Frankreichs Politiker wählen Hälfte der Senatsmitglieder neu
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