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French local elections: First-round results give sense of political landscape one year before presidential vote
NEWS ANALYSIS. With blurred lines between the right and far right, rivalry between the radical left and the Socialists and the fading of the presidential party, the period between the two rounds of the municipal vote is a testing ground for political power balances ahead of the 2027 election.
In the aftermath of local elections in France marked by the breakthrough of the radical left and favourable scores for the far right, delicate alliances began to tie to the left on Monday in view of the second round on Sunday.
The far-right National Rally party and the radical left-wing Inconquerable France achieved a breakthrough in the first round of local elections on Sunday, local media reported.
Paris. The far right led yesterday the first round of the municipal elections in several cities of France while the left resisted in Paris, in a vote considered a test of the political climate when a year is missing for the presidential election.
The turnout is seen as a barometer for next year's presidential elections.
derwesten.de
In the local elections in France, both Marine Le Pens Rassenmblement National and the left-wing party La France Insoumise have reported their first successes.
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