2023 French Senate election

2023 French Senate election

24 September 2023 (2023-09-24)

172 of 348 seats of the Senate
175 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Bruno Retailleau Patrick Kanner Hervé Marseille
Party LR SER UC
Leader's seat Vendée Nord Hauts-de-Seine
Last election 146 seats 78 seats 49 seats
Seats before 145 64 57
Seats after 139 69 51
Seat change 7 9 2

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader François Patriat Cécile Cukierman Maryse Carrère
Party RDPI CRCE RDSE
Leader's seat Côte-d'Or Loire Hautes-Pyrénées
Last election 21 seats 15 seats 21 seats
Seats before 24 15 14
Seats after 21 17 14
Seat change 2 7

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Leader Claude Malhuret Guillaume Gontard
Party LIRT EST
Leader's seat Allier Isère
Last election 11 seats 12 seats
Seats before 14 12
Seats after 17 16
Seat change 6 4

Map of the departments with senators up for election

President of the Senate before election

Gérard Larcher
LR

Elected President of the Senate

Gérard Larcher
LR

Senatorial elections took place on 24 September 2023 to renew 172 of the 348 seats in the Senate of the French Fifth Republic. The Republicans, led by Bruno Retailleau, emerged as the largest group for the fourth consecutive cycle, but lost 7 seats.