US EditionMunicipales 2026: Reform of the Vote for Paris, Lyon and Marseille Massively Rejected in the Senate
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The flagship article of the bill, which introduces two separate simultaneous elections in these three cities, received only 97 votes in its favour, compared with 217 against it.
On Tuesday, June 3, 2025, the Senate rejected the reform of the municipal election for Paris, Lyon and Marseille, inflicting a major setback on Prime Minister François Bayrou, already under pressure from his LR allies to the government. The flagship article of the bill was passed by only 97 votes to 217.
On Tuesday, the Senate opposed this reform of the municipal elections for the three largest cities of France Critiqued on all sides in the Chamber of the Senate, the reform of the municipal elections
The Bayrou government supported the reform.
On Tuesday, June 3, the Senate largely rejected the reform of the municipal voting system in Paris, Lyon and Marseille, carried by the presidential camp.
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The reform of the municipal election for Paris, Lyon and Marseilles was massively rejected on Tuesday in the Senate, an important setback for its supporters, in the first place Prime Minister François Bayrou, put under pressure by his LR allies who demand the abandonment of the text.The right is there...
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