What does it mean for 2027? Five takeaways from local French elections

PARIS, March 23 (Reuters) - France held the runoff of mayoral elections on Sunday, and although the results of local contests do not always offer a reliable preview of national elections, the vote provided a snapshot of the political mood on the ground.

France’s far right notches up mixed results in local elections

Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National notched up mixed results in local elections in France on Sunday, with the far-right party losing in big target cities, including Marseille and Toulon, while winning smaller ones such as Carcassonne and Menton.

France holds decisive local election run-offs as turnout edges higher

Voters across France were heading to the polls on Sunday for the second and decisive round of local elections, with closely watched mayoral races in Paris, Marseille and Lyon. By midday (1100 GMT),

French Far Right Falls Short of Statement Win in Yardstick Local Races

France’s far right hoped for major gains in Sunday’s municipal elections, a key bellwether moment before a presidential election next year. Its results were mixed.
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French election: Far-left surge in Airbus’ hometown scares big business

The immediate fear is that if France Unbowed makes history here — the party has never come close to controlling such a big metropolis — it will heap taxes on local icons like Airbus to pay for a generous manifesto that includes water subsidies,

French local elections reshape political landscape in overseas territories

Local elections across France’s overseas territories have delivered a series of striking results, reshaping political balances from the Pacific to the Caribbean. From a breakthrough for the left in

Socialist Grégoire becomes Paris mayor as the far right wins Nice in key municipal elections

Socialist candidate Emmanuel Grégoire has won the Paris mayoral race, succeeding fellow party member Anne Hidalgo as the French capital’s mayor.

French Elections Show Far Right Still Has Work to Do in Runoffs

The leaders of the far-right National Rally have said 2027 will be the year they finally win France’s presidential election. But in Sunday’s municipal runoffs, the party struggled in several cities to turn strong initial results into victories.

France municipal elections pose a key test for far right ahead of 2027 presidential race

A close race is likely in Paris, where opinion polls show victory for either the conservatives or the left is within their margins of error.

Far-right fails to win local election in southern French city of Toulon, exit poll shows as voting ends

By Ingrid Melander and Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS/MARSEILLE, March 22 (Reuters) - The far-right National Rally failed in its bid to win the southern French city of Toulon in key municipal elections on Sunday,