US EditionFrench Local Elections Expose Left-Wing Infighting and RN's Limits in Big Cities
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The municipalities reshaped the local political map. The left guarded Paris, Marseille and Lyon but failed in its alliances with LFI, while the right progressed and the RN rooted in medium-sized cities.
The Socialists and allies have also established themselves in Marseille and Lyon.
The far-right RN missed out on mayoral posts in Marseille and Toulon, but did win in numerous other cities. Now that the municipal elections are over, the campaign for the 2027 presidential elections is kicking off.
The left kept Paris, Marseille and Lyon on Sunday, March 22nd in the second round of the municipal elections, which, however, signed the general failure of the controversial alliances between LFI and the socialists, while the right and centre reap a beautiful harvest and the RN records a wave of victories in the middle cities.
The left preserves large cities but the municipalities have signed the general failure of controversial alliances between LFI and the PS. The right and the center grow a beautiful harvest. The RN records
French local elections expose left-wing infighting and RN's limits in big cities
While the left managed to hold onto Paris, Lyon and Marseille, alliances forged with radical left La France Insoumise often failed against the right. The far-right Rassemblement National, meanwhile, confirmed its momentum in mid-sized cities.
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