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…