NEWS ANALYSIS. Almost all the medium-sized cities where Marine Le Pen's Rassemblement National party has made significant gains since 2014 are concentrated in the north and along the Mediterranean coast.

The Rassemblement National aimed to regain a foothold in France's largest cities, hoping to return to municipal councils one year ahead of the presidential election. This gamble…

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

NEWS ANALYSIS. While the president's Renaissance party struggled due to a lack of local ties, political figures who established themselves before joining Emmanuel Macron's ranks…

Reagrupamiento Nacional se hace con la alcaldía de una veintena de ciudades en la primera vuelta de las elecciones locales, y por primera vez tiene opciones en grandes urbes como…

NEWS ANALYSIS. Almost all the medium-sized cities where Marine Le Pen's Rassemblement National party has made significant gains since 2014 are concentrated in the north and along…

Jordan Bardella, the president of the far-right Rassemblement National, used the local elections to reach out to right-wing voters and candidates. Meanwhile, Le Pen, the party's…

EDITORIAL. The collapse of the republican front and the heated exchanges that have marked the campaign between the two rounds of voting are warning signs, revealing heightened…