PARIS (Reuters) - After winning a large majority in the French lower house this month, new President Emmanuel Macron's party will also be able to count on its own contingent of senators in the upper house, which could prove useful for constitutional reforms.
Socialist senator and Macron loyalist Francois Patriat said in a statement on Monday he had rallied enough of his fellow senators to form a group affiliated with Macron's Republic On The Move party in the Senate, whose support is key to amend the constitution.
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