Municipal Elections
A coalition of 24 non-governmental organizations and unions, led by the Nos services publics collective, launched a campaign on January 30 in Lille to urge candidates in the March 2026 municipal elections. The initiative aims to bring the defense of local public services into the debate, vital for social cohesion. The platform outlines 14 demands spanning areas such as housing, health, and education.
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Maharashtra's 29 municipal corporations will decide mayor position reservations today, Thursday, at 11 AM through a lottery system. The Urban Development Department, headed by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, will conduct the process. This will clarify which category will get the mayor's seat in cities like Mumbai, Pune, and Thane.
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.