The senatorial right confirms the solidity of its anchoring within the Upper Assembly.
This is the first lesson of Sunday's vote, marked by a bonus for leavers, during which the grand voters were called to the polls to ensure the partial renewal of the Senate, or 172 seats out of 348.
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After the confirmation of its anchoring in the municipal ones, the right was very confident in its capacity to remain strong in the Senate.
Sunday evening, Gérard Larcher greeted a majority of the right and the center "
consolidated
".
"
The great voters have signified today that they want the Senate to be both open and a demanding counter-power, participating in a rebalancing of powers for the benefit of communities,
" said the President of the Senate.
Bruno Retailleau, president of the LR group, showed the same satisfaction.
He noted the progression of his own score after a box full of three seats in his department of Vendée and the consolidation of his group.
The Senate elections have made us stronger.
It is the consequence of a work of opposition which does not let itself go to the connivance or to the Pavlovian opposition.
Bruno Retailleau
"
The elections
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