Municipal elections

Daisy Duveau, the new RN mayor of Grenay in Pas-de-Calais, has removed a commemorative plaque honoring Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, a Lebanese militant convicted of terrorism and released last summer. This decision, one of her first acts, aims to restore the town's dignity, according to the mayor. RN deputy Bruno Bilde praised the move.

23. mars 2026 Rapportert av AI

Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire won the Paris municipal election runoff on March 22, 2026, with 50.52% of votes against Rachida Dati (41.52%) and Sophia Chikirou (7.96%). An arrondissement analysis reveals a divided capital with minimal shifts, while Dati blames divisions on the right and center for her defeat.

In the second round of the 2026 municipal elections, Jean-Luc Mélenchon's La France insoumise (LFI) won Roubaix, Creil, Vénissieux, and La Courneuve, following Saint-Denis in the first round. However, alliances with the rest of the left failed in the vast majority of cases, including in Toulouse, Besançon, Strasbourg, and Limoges.

22. mars 2026 Rapportert av AI

Ecologist Grégory Doucet was re-elected mayor of Lyon in the March 22, 2026, municipal election runoff with 50.67% of votes (104,702 ballots) against 49.33% (101,940 votes) for Jean-Michel Aulas, a margin of 2,762 votes. Aulas announced plans to challenge the results over alleged irregularities, while the right gained control of the Lyon metropolis.

Rachida Dati, Les Républicains (LR) candidate who came second in the first round of Paris municipal elections with 25.46% of votes, and Pierre-Yves Bournazel from Horizons-Renaissance with 11.34%, agreed to merge their lists on Monday afternoon. They aim to unite the right and center against Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire, leading with 37.98%, and a divided left including Sophia Chikirou (LFI) at 11.73%.

16. mars 2026 Rapportert av AI

Following the first round of the 2026 municipal elections, the Parti Socialiste (PS) and Les Écologistes allied with La France Insoumise (LFI) in several major cities except Paris and Marseille to counter right-wing victories in the runoff. These deals have drawn sharp criticism from right-wing and centrist opponents. PS leader Olivier Faure says he understands these local choices while denying any national agreement.