Candidates look for deals with rivals to boost chances as major seats including Paris, Marseille and Lyon appear tight

Ballots in 35,000 villages, towns and cities will be closely watched for signals about party strategies and alliances

NEWS ANALYSIS. The second round will be less promising than hoped for the far right, despite significant gains in cities in the southeast, particularly in Marseille. Leading in…

See the full results in Paris, Lyon, Marseille and other cities where key battles are taking place.

Awkward choices emerge for mainstream parties after the first round of mayoral elections.

NEWS ANALYSIS. With blurring lines between the right and far right, rivalry between the radical left and the Socialists and the fading of the presidential party, the period…

Candidates look for deals with rivals to boost chances as major seats including Paris, Marseille and Lyon appear tight

The 2026 municipal elections have already concluded in the vast majority of French towns, with a mayor being directly elected in the first round. In larger cities, however, the…

Rachida Dati and Pierre-Yves Bournazel agreed to merge their lists of candidates in the hopes of catching up with the left-wing coalition led by Emmanuel Grégoire in the second…

Los candidatos progresistas de Lyon, París y Marsella siguen estrategias diferentes con La Francia Insumisa, que en algunas localidades se retira y en otras firma una alianza…