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Poll Shows Main Rival of French Far-Right in Presidential Election Could Lose Mayor Seat

PARIS, Feb 26 - Former French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe could lose his seat as mayor of the port city of Le Havre in municipal elections next month, an opinion poll showed, dealing a potential blow to his presidential ambitions for 2027. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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The former head of government would be beaten by the communist candidate in his city of Le Havre, if the candidate RN-UDR keeps in the second round An Opinionway poll published Wednesday 26 February gives

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The former Prime Minister conditioned his presidential candidacy on his re-election in the Norman city.

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Calling for Emmanuel Macron's succession to the Elysée, the former Prime Minister linked his candidacy to the presidential elections in 2027 to his re-election as Mayor of Le Havre in March. But for these municipalities, competition seems harsher than the previous ones.

An Opinionway poll published Wednesday 25 February 2026 places Edouard Philippe in difficulty in Le Havre. For the first time, the former Prime Minister is given loser against the communist Jean-Paul Lecoq in case of...

The outgoing mayor of Le Havre is given to the municipalities by communist candidate Jean-Paul Lecoq, in an Opinionway poll for the Hexagon Institute that the Opinion obtained

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franceinfo.fr broke the news in on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
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