2017 French Senate election

2017 French Senate election
← 2014 24 September 2017 2020 →
170 of 348 seats of the Senate
175 seats needed for a majority
 
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Leader Bruno Retailleau Didier Guillaume François Zocchetto
Leader's seat Vendée Drôme Mayenne
Last election 144 seats 111 seats 43 seats
Seats before 139 86 42
Seats after 146 78 49
Seat change Increase7 Decrease8 Increase7
Group LR SOC UC
 
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Leader François Patriat Gilbert Barbier Éliane Assassi
Leader's seat Côte-d'Or Jura Seine-Saint-Denis
Last election Did not exist 13 seats 18 seats
Seats before 29 16 18
Seats after 21 21 15
Seat change Decrease8 Increase5 Decrease3
Group LREM RDSE CRC
 
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Leader Claude Malhuret
Leader's seat Allier
Last election Did not exist
Seats before Did not exist
Seats after 11
Seat change Increase11
Group RTLI
President of the Senate before election

Gérard Larcher
LR

Elected President of the Senate

Gérard Larcher
LR

Senatorial elections were held on 24 September 2017 to renew 170 of 348 seats in the Senate of the French Fifth Republic.