RN Sidelines Veteran Senator Ravier in Bouches-du-Rhône for Ex-LR Candidate

For the 2026 French Senate elections, the Rassemblement National has sidelined veteran senator Stéphane Ravier in Bouches-du-Rhône, instead fielding ex-LR candidate Marie-Pierre Callet. The move signals RN's mainstreaming strategy — broadening its electoral appeal by recruiting candidates from the traditional right rather than relying on hardline party figures.