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France begins Senate election, the last national vote before 2027
Voting has begun in France’s partial Senate election, in which 178 of the Senate’s 348 seats will be renewed. The vote, the last national election before the 2027 presidential election, will end at 5:30 p.m. local time.
Polling stations have opened in France’s partial Senate election, in which 178 of the Senate’s 348 seats will be renewed. Voting began at 8:30 a.m. local time and will end at 5:30 p.m.
A total of 1,686 candidates are competing for six-year Senate terms in the election held at the historic Luxembourg Palace in Paris. The candidates include a former minister and 33 members of the National Assembly.
The vote will determine the senators who will represent 63 of France’s departments and French citizens living abroad. Vote counting will begin after the polls close, and the results will start to be announced.
Senators are elected by an electoral college
Members of the National Assembly in France are elected by popular vote. In Senate elections, voting rights belong to an electoral college made up of elected officials. The group consists of parliamentarians from the relevant constituencies, as well as members of regional, departmental and municipal councils.
There are approximately 162,000 members of the electoral college nationwide. In the partial election, 93,469 electors will cast ballots, with each voting only in the department to which they belong.
The Senate is renewed in stages
The Senate is the upper house of the French Parliament, while the National Assembly is the lower house. General elections for members of the National Assembly are held every five years, while part of the Senate is renewed through partial elections held every three years.
As a result, today’s vote is the last national election scheduled before the presidential election to be held in 2027.
In France, candidates for the National Assembly must be at least 18 years old. The minimum age for Senate candidates is 24.
Voting in Senate elections is compulsory. Elected officials who fail to fulfill this obligation are fined 100 euros.
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