Municipal elections
Mónica Oltra accepts Compromís nomination for Valencia mayoralty
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Mónica Oltra, former vice president of the Generalitat, announced on Saturday at Iniciativa's congress her candidacy for Compromís to the Valencia mayoralty in the 2027 elections. She returns to frontline politics four years after resigning, despite a court opening trial against her for alleged cover-up of sexual abuses.
One month after the March 15 and 22 municipal elections, several newly elected or re-elected French mayors have raised their allowances and those of their deputies. This practice, seen in Bordeaux, Roubaix, and Perpignan, draws criticism despite legal framing. It spans political affiliations.
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After winning 74 mayorships on March 22, the Rassemblement National (RN) has quietly secured presidencies in several intercommunalités, signaling further local entrenchment. Marine Le Pen congratulated Louis Aliot on his re-election as president of Perpignan's urban community. These polls, dubbed the 'third round' of municipal elections, hold strategic importance for the party.
The right won Limoges, Tulle, Brest and Clermont-Ferrand in the second round of the 2026 municipal elections, according to Le Figaro. It holds Toulon and takes Besançon, but fails in Nîmes and Paris. Bruno Retailleau, Republicans' president, aimed for a 'blue wave' in France.
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Turnout in the second round of the 2026 municipal elections reached 57%, according to an Elabe-Berger Levrault estimate for BFMTV, RMC and Le Figaro. This figure is stable compared to the first round but 5.1 points lower than the 2014 second round. Significant disparities exist between departments and major cities.
The three candidates for the Paris municipal election runoff, Emmanuel Grégoire, Rachida Dati and Sophia Chikirou, clashed in a debate lasting over two and a half hours organized by Le Figaro and BFMTV on March 18, 2026. Discussions covered security, after-school care, housing and personal attacks. With four days until the vote, the race looks tight following post-first-round mergers and withdrawals.
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RN president Jordan Bardella urged Parisian voters on Tuesday evening to block the left and far-left by voting for Rachida Dati in the municipal runoff. He said he would personally vote for the LR-MoDem candidate if registered in Paris. This comes after Sarah Knafo's withdrawal and the merger with Pierre-Yves Bournazel.
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