Municipal Elections
Internal tensions in Payan's camp and controversial proposals by Allisio in Marseille
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In Marseille, the submission of electoral lists by outgoing mayor Benoît Payan has sparked tensions within his left-wing majority, with sidelined deputies denouncing brutal decisions. Meanwhile, RN candidate Franck Allisio, polling at 34% of voting intentions, presented priority measures including an 'anti-thugs pass' for parks and beaches. These developments come two weeks before the first round of the 2026 municipal elections.
Jean-Marc Pujol, LR mayor of Perpignan from 2009 to 2020, calls for votes for incumbent mayor Louis Aliot (RN) in the March 15 and 22, 2026 municipal elections. The two men, former rivals in 2009, 2014, and 2020, unite in a logic of right-wing alliance.
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In his final rally before the first round of municipal elections on March 15, Emmanuel Grégoire, candidate from the non-Mélenchonist left, urged Parisians to oppose the alliance between the right and far-right. He targeted rivals Rachida Dati and Sarah Knafo, accusing them of aiming to bring down the capital to prepare for the 2027 elections.
Les Républicains president Bruno Retailleau visited Nantes on Wednesday evening to support right and center candidate Foulques Chombart de Lauwe in the 2026 municipal elections. The former interior minister emphasized security as the top priority for these polls. Addressing nearly a thousand attendees, he decried the city's security collapse.
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In a book set for release on Friday, Horizons candidate Pierre-Yves Bournazel, backed by Macronists, provides hints about his relationship with Rachida Dati, making a rally to the LR candidate in the 2026 Paris mayoral runoff unlikely. Declared in June 2025 and polling third, he emerges as a potential kingmaker between Dati and Emmanuel Grégoire. Privately, he voices a desire to avoid such a decision.
French mayors, seen as the heart-elected officials of the French, express growing feelings of powerlessness at their annual congress in Paris. From November 17 to 20, 2025, around 12,000 delegates gather to discuss challenges from centralization and the rise of intercommunal structures. Ahead of the 2026 municipal elections, they denounce a dispossession of their local powers.
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Deputy Sophia Chikirou was invested on Friday, November 14, 2025, as the head of list for La France Insoumise (LFI) in the Paris municipal elections in March 2026. A close ally of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, she promises a 'rupture' campaign against Anne Hidalgo's management and the right's program. This divisive candidacy aims to win over the popular electorate and oust the PS from City Hall.