"There is a desire to serve": the majority of mayors will leave in 2026, according to a study

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The next municipal elections will be held in March 2026. Less than a year from the election, Sciences Po's Political Studies Centre has asked outgoing elected officials about their intentions. A large survey shows that mayors of small municipalities are more likely to want to give up than those of large cities. - Municipal 2026: the "spleen" of mayors of small communes, of which almost a third do not intend to represent themselves (Policy).

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Outgoing mayors do not plan to put the scarf in the municipal elections of 2026, according to a survey published on Tuesday. With the exception, perhaps, of the elected representatives of the smaller, more indecisive communes.