Local elections
Political scientist Simon Persico believes ecologists have little to gain in the March 15 and 22 municipal elections. The 2020 local polls saw an exceptional green breakthrough. Six years on, the political landscape has shifted.
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Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez is considering sanctions ranging from suspension to revocation against Bernard Bazinet, mayor of Augignac in Dordogne, for antisemitic remarks made on Facebook. These statements, deemed incompatible with his role, have drawn strong condemnation from the government and led to the mayor's expulsion from the Socialist Party.