The National Union for the Territories (UNT) group in the Senate is a far-right French parliamentary group comprising 15 senators, primarily from the National Rally (RN) and the Union of the Right for the Republic (UDR). It was formed in the wake of the 2026 Senate elections, during which the two parties secured enough seats to form a group for the first time.
The group has been led by Edwige Diaz, the Senator from Gironde, since 2026.
History The National Rally entered the Senate for the first time after 2014 Senate elections, in which Stéphane Ravier and David Rachline were elected. The party achieved another breakthrough in the 2023 Senate elections with the election of Christopher Szczurek, Aymeric Durox, and Joshua Hochart.
Until 2026, RN elected officials sat within the administrative group for senators not affiliated with any parliamentary group (RASNAG). In 2023, Christopher Szczurek became the RASNAG representative, a role analogous to a parliamentary group chair, tasked with representing the "non-affiliated" senators.
For the 2026 Senate elections, the National Rally (RN) aimed to capitalize on its municipal election success to reach the ten-senator threshold required to form a parliamentary group. The party set a target of securing between "9 and 13 seats" in the election, to be supplemented by senators from the Union of the Right for the Republic (UDR), expected to win seats in the Alpes-Maritimes. Ultimately, nine RN senators (in addition to the three incumbents whose terms expire in 2029) and three UDR senators were elected, allowing both parties to form their first group in the Upper House. The group is expected to be established on 5 October 2026, with the filing of candidate lists and parliamentary group declarations under the name "National Union for the Territories" (Union nationale pour les territoires).
President PresidentPartyStartConstituencyEdwige DiazRN1 October 2026Gironde
Vice President Vice PresidentPartyStartConstituencyLaurent CastilloUDR1 October 2026Alpes-Maritimes
Secretary General
Composition +Members Since the Group's CreationSeriesDepartmentNamePartySeries 1NordJoshua HochartRNPas-de-CalaisChristopher SzczurekRNSeine-et-MarneAymeric DuroxRNSeries 2AinSylvie Goy-ChaventUDRAlpes-MaritimesLaurent CastilloUDRGaëlle FrontoniUDRBouches-du-RhôneMarie-Pierre CalletRNFabien BraviRNGardSylvie JosserandRNGirondeEdwige DiazRNHéraultManon BouquinRNSeine-MaritimeLéon LevasseurRNVarFrank GilettiRNCarine LeroyRNVaucluseThierry d'AigremontRN
See also National Rally Group (National Assembly) Union of the Right for the Republic Union of the Far-Right
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