In the 34 departments and territories where senatorial elections are decided by majority voting, the first-round results have begun to shape the overall outcome maps as the morning progressed. Out of the 59 total mandates up for grabs using this method—primarily in the least populated areas—37 candidates have already secured victory in the first round. This morning, several prominent senators retained their positions for another six years. Cédric Perrin (LR), the outgoing president of the Senate committee on foreign affairs and defense, was re-elected in the Territoire de Belfort. Similarly, Philippe Mouiller (LR), the outgoing president of the committee on social affairs, won again in the Deux-Sèvres. Mathieu Darnaud, president of the Republicans group, also secured a first-round victory. Claude Malhuret, a senator from the Horizons party who leads the group Les Indépendants – Republic and territories, was also re-elected. Additionally, two presidents of delegations—Bernard Delcros (Cantal), the centrist senator and president of the delegation for territorial collectivities, and Olivier Rietmann (LR), the president of the delegation for businesses (Haute-Saône)—were elected in the first round. Most of the newly elected senators are returning figures, with 31 out of 38 already serving in the legislature that ends on September 30. Among the six new names entering the Senate at this stage are Lafaele Tukumuli (divers centre) from the islands of Wallis and Futuna, who succeeds Mikaele Kulimoetoke (RDPI group). In Haute-Saône, Dimitri Doussot (LR) takes over from Alain Joyandet. In the Aude, the socialist Claudie Faucon Mejean replaces Gisèle Jourda. In the Corrèze, the right gains one seat with the election of two new senators, Pascal Coste and Julien Bounie. In the Aube, Valérie Bazin-Malgras (Republican Right) becomes a new face at the Palais du Luxembourg, taking over from the centrist Évelyne Perrot. There remain 22 senators to elect in the departments using the majority voting system, which will require second rounds, and 119 senators to be elected through proportional voting. Candidates who won the first round include: The Republicans: Jean-Claude Anglars (Aveyron), Mathieu Darnaud (Ardèche), Anne Ventalon (Ardèche), Else Joseph (Ardennes), Valérie Bazin-Malgras (Aube), Jean-Jacques Panunzi (Corse-du-Sud), Julien Bounie (Corrèze), Pascal Coste (Corrèze), Philippe Mouiller (Deux-Sèvres), Dimitri Doussot (Haute-Saône), Olivier Rietmann (Haute-Saône), Nadine Bellurot (Indre), Bruno Rojouan (Allier), Martine Berthet (Savoie), Cédric Vial (Savoie), Cédric Perrin (Territoire de Belfort), Bruno Belin (Vienne), Marie-Jeanne Bellamy (Vienne), Daniel Gremillet (Vosges), Stéphane Sautarel (Cantal) Center Union: François Bonneau (Charente), Bernard Delcros (Cantal), Alain Duffourg (Gers), Jean-Michel Arnaud (Hautes-Alpes), Paul Toussaint Parigi (Haute-Corse) SER (socialist, ecologist and republican): Claudie Faucon Mejean (Aude), Sébastien Pla (Aude), Jean-Jacques Lozach (Creuse), Serge Mérillou (Dordogne) The Independents: Alain Marc (Aveyron), Claude Malhuret (Allier), Vanina Paoli-Gagin (Aube) RDPI: Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (Yonne) RDSE (Democratic and Social European Rally): Jean-Yves Roux (Alpes de Haute-Provence) Groupe CRCE-K (Communiste Républicain Citoyen et Écologiste – Kanaky): Marie-Claude Varaillas (Dordogne) Divers centre: Lafaele Tukumuli (Îles Wallis et Futuna)