Far-right makes major gains in French Senate as Le Pen eyes power

France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party and its allies secured a record 14 seats in the right-wing dominated Senate in polls Sunday, effectively quadrupling its number in the 348-seat chamber just months before a presidential election. RN presidential candidate Marine Le Pen hailed a “historic victory” after the results were announced. Local elected officials vote for new senators for half the upper chamber every three years, each to serve a six-year term. The far-right party entered the...