2011 French Senate election

2011 French Senate election

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165 of 348 seats in the Senate 175 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Jean-Pierre Bel[1] Gérard Larcher[1] Valérie Létard[1] Party PS UMP NC Alliance Union of the Left Presidential Majority ARES Leader since 1 October 2008 1 October 2008 Leader's seat Ariège Yvelines Nord Seats before 152 161 30 Seats won 177 140 31 Seat change 25 21 1
President of the Senate before election Gérard Larcher UMP President-elect of the Senate Jean-Pierre Bel PS

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A Senate election was held for 165 of the 348 seats in the Senate of France on 25 September 2011. Senate members were primarily elected by municipal officials, and the number of senators was increased from 343 to 348, due to the growth of France's population since the previous election was held in 2008. 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.^[2]