Half of the French Senate will be updated at the elections on Sunday

Now the French parliamentarians 343 senators, but after the election, they will be 348: 5 departments, due to population growth, have had, in addition to one seat in the upper chamber. Before the possibility of senators lasted 9 years, and a third chamber to update any of 3 years. This year, in consequence of the reform, reduce the term of the Senate capabilities up to six years, will osvevedna half of the upper assembly, the coming half will update more in 3 years. Representatives of the 44 electoral districts shine find 170 senators. Depending on the number elected from each district, the election will be held in one or two rounds in one day. Elections in the French Senate indirect. Sunday will be the vote of about 72 thousand people, of whom 95% – deputies or delegates of the municipal councils, and the remaining 5% – deputies of regional councils, councils of the Department and deputies from the electoral districts. Thus, the majority of electors – followers of rural communities, in fact authorizes the right to keep the bulk of the votes in the upper house of parliament. But this year, expect the left to change the situation in their favor. In elections in 2004 and 2008, opposition Socialist Party have had notice, in addition 14 and 21 seats, and now attach vedlaet triumph. Now left-wing parties hold 153 seats in the Senate, such as the 116 seats in a group of Socialist Party and "green", 24 – a group of Communists, Republicans and citizens. Left holding the positions further 13 senators from the group of European democratic and social meeting (RDSE). With this ruling party Union for a Popular movement (UMP) has 149 mandates, and Tsen3stsky Union, koy constantly supports UMP in the voting, has 29 seats. The Socialist leader in the Senate, Jean-Pierre Bel supposed to get 23 seats in addition, have sobstvennoby sheer bulk of the votes in the upper house of parliament. Chairman of the Senate, Gerard Larcher adept UMP expects to save the bulk of a right-wing parties and tsen3stami. It resembles, in fact, "most of the senate," the president larger, because that which unites rather than the ruling party, but tsen3stov, but also free candidates. With this right-wing parties in this time will interfere with internal contradictions. In particular, Parived and in the Paris Ile-de-France right political leaders failed to agree, and there was a certain amount of electoral rolls from one and the fact of the party. However, as we reported that the effects of elections on Sunday are unlikely to give opportunity to grasp, who secured the majority of votes in the Senate. To this must await the election of the chairman of the Senate, koie held on October 1. Gerard Larcher notice announced vydvivednii own candidacy for a second term. From the Left parties to lead the Senate movedt Jean-Pierre Bel, besides former minister of culture Ka3n Tasca or mayor of Dijon, Francois Rebsaman.