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France, municipal elections

Explainer-what you need to know about France's local elections

By Ingrid Melander PARIS, March 22 (Reuters) - France holds the second round of municipal elections on Sunday, the last major ballot ahead of next year's presidential election. The vote will help measure the strength of the far-right National Rally (RN) and show how increasingly fragmented France's political landscape has become.

Opinion

The Nation on MSN · 1d

It Could’ve Been Worse—but France’s Local Elections Are a Warning to the Left

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France’s Far Right Falls Short in Municipal Elections

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Socialists win Paris mayoral election for fifth time in a row

Emmanuel Grégoire has won the Paris mayoral election, maintaining the Socialists’ hold on the French capital.

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France's Socialists hold on to power in major cities in election boost for mainstream

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France's leftists win mayoral elections in largest cities

Politico Europe · 20h

French election: Far right takes 55 new municipalities as left bickers

Keep an eye on Toulouse, where the hard-left France Unbowed is looking to make history, and Nice, where a candidate supported by the National Rally is hoping for a precedent-shattering win.

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French local elections reshape political landscape in overseas territories

Politico Europe · 1d

French far right claims momentum for presidency after local elections

Yahoo

What happened in France’s shock election, and what comes next?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Sunday night, joy: French voters had, once again, kept the far right out of power. On Monday morning, uncertainty: A hung parliament, shaky alliances and the threat of turbulent years ...

NBC New York

France avoided a far-right election win — now the radical far left is demanding power

After the left wing's election success in France on Sunday, all eyes are now on radical firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who has demanded the left be given the premiership and a chance to govern following its unexpected election win. The New Popular Front ...

French municipal votes give political parties an early stress test before 2027 presidential election

Municipal elections are giving political parties an early stress test before the 2027 presidential race in France.

Reuters

Pecresse a danger to Macron in French election run-off, if she can get there -opinion poll

PARIS, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Valerie Pecresse, who this weekend won the centre-right ticket for the 2022 election, earned a bounce in support and would give President Emmanuel Macron the closest challenge in an eventual run-off, a Harris Interactive opinion ...