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Le Pen’s RN Scores Breakthrough in Local Elections Ahead 2027 Presidential Race

Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) has scored significant gains in the municipal elections in France, held on 15 and 22 March. RN and its partners won 3,019 mayoral and city council seats—a massive increase compared to 2020, when they secured just 827. While many of those seats are located in smaller towns and rural areas, one of the most important victories was secured by Éric Ciotti, former leader of The Republicans (LR), who allied with RN a…

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Le Pen congratulated his aspirants personally: "Bravo to all our candidates, whatever the outcome in each municipality: they can be proud of the work done, and tonight tens of mayors of the RN and thousands of municipal councillors of the RN have been elected."

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While the National Rally struggles to win in the main cities of France, the party claims "the greatest breakthrough" in its history with the gain of dozens of small and medium-sized municipalities.

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One day after the French local elections, the parties are taking stock and are already considering the upcoming presidential election in 2027. The right-wing Rassemblement National (RN) party emerges stronger from the local elections.

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BFM TV broke the news in France on Monday, March 23, 2026.
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