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Indirect Senate elections were held for 114 of the 343 seats in the French Senate on 21 September 2008. With this election the number of senators was increased from 331 to 343; Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin elected two senators each for the first time. Furthermore this election was the last to be held under the old system: prior to this election senators were elected in three classes for nine-year terms.
