French Senate election, 2014

French Senate election, 2014
2011 ←
 September 2014
 → 2017
178 of 348 seats in the Senate
175 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Jean-Pierre Bel Jean-Claude Gaudin
Party PS UMP
Alliance Union of the Left Presidential Majority
Leader's seat Ariège Bouches-du-Rhône
Seats before 177 171
President of the Senate before election

Jean-Pierre Bel
PS

 President-elect of the Senate

TBD
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The next French Senate election will be held on 21 or 28 September 2014. Senate members were primarily elected by municipal officials, and the number of senators was fixed to 348. In 2011, The Socialist Party and other left-of-center parties gained a majority of seats in the upper house for the first time in the Fifth Republic.[1]

Issues

Candidates for the Senate Presidency

The incumbent president Jean-Pierre Bel if he is not nominated to the government in case of victory of the Left in 2012, he will likely candidate for his reelection. As leader of the largest opposition group (UMP Group), Jean-Claude Gaudin could also be candidate[2].

References

  1. ^ Louet, Sophie (25 September 2011). "French left seizes Senate majority, hurts Sarkozy". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/25/us-france-senate-idUSTRE78O2G620110925. Retrieved 25 September 2011. 
  2. ^ Jean-Claude Gaudin Président du Groupe UMP du Sénat
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