US EditionLe Pen's National Rally suffers setbacks in French mayoral elections, ex-PM Philippe wins key race
Socialists retained control in Paris and Marseille with over 56% in Marseille, while Edouard Philippe’s re-election in Le Havre boosts his 2027 presidential aspirations.
- On Mar 22, 2026, exit polls showed the National Rally fell short of Marseille and Toulon, Emmanuel Grégoire beat Rachida Dati in Paris, and Edouard Philippe was re-elected in Le Havre.
- After the first round, tactical withdrawals and alliances, including Sebastien Delogu's Marseille pullout, reshaped contests in about 1,500 communes and harmed the RN's chances.
- In provincial contests, the RN retained strength in towns like Perpignan, Montargis, Carcassonne, and La Seyne-sur-Mer, while overall turnout stood at 57 per cent.
- Jordan Bardella said 'The National Rally and its candidates have achieved tonight, in this municipal election, the biggest breakthrough in its entire history', while Olivier Faure claimed the night showed hope for the left.
- Senior figures on the mainstream right warned they must unite to win next year's presidential election, while local ballots are watched as mood gauge and Edouard Philippe, former Prime Minister and Le Havre mayor, secured his conditional presidential run.
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After the second round of elections, the success of extreme parties is relativised: conservatives and political centers dominate. Major cities remain closed to them – a damper with a view to the presidential election.
For former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe, the local elections have been a real essay of the presidential elections of 2027. For the third time he attended the polls for the...
Edouard Philippe was re-elected tonight as the mayor of Avro, in the north of France, with almost 48 percent of the votes in the second round of local elections in France, local media reported and assessed that Philippe, once prime minister, is now on the right track to run for president in the 2027 elections.
Le Pen's far right suffers setbacks in French mayoral elections, ex-PM Philippe wins key race
Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally fell short in second-round runoffs in Toulon and Nîmes, two of the party’s prime targets in municipal elections on Sunday, while centre-right former prime minister…
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