US EditionFrance’s far right makes gains in first-round municipal elections as major cities head to runoff
The far-right National Rally advanced in 20 runoffs across France's largest cities, benefiting from left-wing fragmentation and local dynamics in the southeast, officials said.
- France's far-right National Rally party made gains in the first round of municipal elections, particularly in southeastern France.
- The race for Paris mayor is expected to tighten in the runoff between left-wing candidate Emmanuel Grégoire and conservative rival Rachida Dati.
- The vote is widely seen as a test before next year's presidential election.
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It was decided in the second round of the municipal elections. Emmanuel Macron destroyed by the vote. The Rn's right flies to Marseille.The results of the first round of the French municipal elections, held on Sunday, reserved surprises, more or less good, for practically all the transalpine parties. But there is a formation that came out with broken bones: the macronist one along with its allies. In fact, the party founded by President Emmanuel…
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France’s far right makes gains in first-round municipal elections as major cities head to runoff
France’s far right has made gains in the first round of municipal elections in the southeast, while big cities head to a runoff, including Paris, Marseille, and Lyon.
Although municipal elections tend to follow local logic, with non-partisan lists in most of the 35,000 French localities, these allow the weight of the parties to be measured before the presidential election in 2027.
COUNTER-POINT - The first round of municipal elections allowed the unsubstantiated leader to strengthen his hand on a left desperately dependent.
At the end of the first round of the municipal elections, it is difficult to see clearly. Nevertheless, the National Rally and the insoubted France seem to have pulled their pin from the game. Adrien Gendre, head of the political service of TF1 and LCI, delivers his analysis. - Municipales 2026: the National Rally and "the left in the broad sense" as great winners of the first round of the elections? (Politics).
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