Municipal Results 2026 in Nîmes: the Rn and the Left at the Elbow to Elbow on the 1st Round
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After twenty-five years of rule, the right is likely to be ousted by RN vice-president Julien Sanchez, or by communist Vincent Boumet, in the second round of municipal elections. In war for a year, the two candidates from the LR majority finally announced the merger of their lists on Monday 16 March.
The first round of municipal elections took place on Sunday, March 15. The results fell: Julian Sanchez's RN list came first in Nîmes, just ahead of the united left-wing list led by Communist Vincent Bouchet. Four candidates qualified for the second round. - Municipal results 2026 in Nîmes: the RN and the left in elbow to elbow on the 1st round (Municipal elections 2026).
The French Rome could turn to the left, or even the scarlet of the National Rally, through a division between former allies on the right.
Who will succeed Jean-Paul Fournier, mayor LR at the head of Nîmes for twenty-five years? In the first estimates, the union of the lefts (excluding LFI) and the National Rally are at elbow to elbow with 30.5% of the votes.
In Nîmes, the third city of Occitanie with a little more than 150,000 inhabitants, five lists clash in the first round of municipal elections, to succeed Jean-Paul Fournier, mayor LR since 2001. The divided right risks losing ground, while the RN and the left seek to pull their pin from the game. Follow the results from 8 p.m.
Nîmes 30.39% : Julien Sanchez « Pros d'être Nîmois ! » (Le Rassemblement national) 30.05% : Vincent Bouchet « Nîmes en commun » (List of union on the left) 19.55% : Franck Proust « Tout Nîmes » (List of union on the right) 15.55% : Julien Plantier « L的Avenir Nîmois » (List of various right) 4.46% : Pascal Dupretz « Nîmes écologique et solidaire » (List of France insoumise) Aigues-Mortes 43.29% : Cédric Bonato « Le relive » (List of events) 32.97…
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