2026 French Senate election

2026 French Senate election

September 2026

178 (out of 348) in the French Senate
175 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Mathieu Darnaud Patrick Kanner Hervé Marseille
Alliance REP SOC UC
Leader's seat Ardèche Nord Hauts-de-Seine
Last election 133 seats 64 seats 56 seats
Current seats 130 65 59

 
Leader François Patriat Cécile Cukierman Claude Malhuret
Alliance RDPI CRCE LIRT
Leader's seat Côte-d'Or Loire Allier
Last election 22 seats 18 seats 18 seats
Current seats 19 18 20

 
Leader Guillaume Gontard Maryse Carrère
Alliance GEST RDSE
Leader's seat Isère Hautes-Pyrénées
Last election 17 seats 16 seats
Current seats 16 17

Incumbent President of the Senate

Gérard Larcher
REP



The 2026 French Senate election is scheduled for September 2026. 178 members of the French Senate will be elected in indirect elections.