(VOVworld) – A right-wing coalition has won its first majority in France’s Senate since its victory in the 2008 election, and the far-right National Front party entered the French Senate for the first time winning 2 seats.

David Rachline (R) won one of the two seats gained by the National Front in the Senate.

The coalition, consisting of the Union for a Popular Movement, the Union of Democrats and Independents, and other small parties, won 187 seats—13 seats more than needed for an absolute majority—while the left-wing coalition won just 155 seats. France’s Senate election was held Sunday to determine 179 out of 348 seats. French President Francois Hollande’s approval is decreasing due to a high unemployment rate and declining social welfare.