The Political Notebook French government loses majority in senate - Europe French President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative government has lost its majority in the senate to the left. Sunday's defeat will likely deal Sarkozy a blow just seven months before a presidential election. It is the first time since 1958 that the right-dominated upper house swung to a left-wing majority. With the final results announced early on Monday morning, the Socialist Party and its Communist and Green allies won enough seats to give the left control of the upper house. Their total of 177 seats was two more than the 175 they needed for an absolute majority. The Socialists hope it will be a stepping stone towards a presidential win in seven months' time. The shift to the left, which UMP Senate leader Gerard Larcher had described as having "seismic" consequences ahead of a presidential election next April, pleased left-wing supporters attending a meeting in Paris. "The results of this Senate election represent a real comeuppance for the right."
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