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 round on Sunday.

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…

Rachida Dati, the conservative candidate for Paris mayor, trails Emmanuel Grégoire by more than 10 points in the first round. Many of the voters she courted shifted to the far…

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

PARIS: The race for Paris mayor looked uncertain Monday as a right-wing former minister hoping to wrest control of the French capital from the left claimed she had gained key…

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…

Sarah Knafo called on her voters to back the conservative candidate Rachida Dati 'to defeat the left.'

The Socialist candidate who led in the first round has announced an alliance with a center-right candidate, in a bid to counter incumbent Green Mayor Jeanne Barseghian's alliance…

Emmanuel Grégoire, the Socialist who led in the first round, struggled to present his proposals during the debate as Sophia Chikirou and Rachida Dati took aim at him from his left…