
French Local Elections: National Rally and LFI Show Strong First-Round Performance
France's far-right National Rally party and the left-wing LFI have shown strong results in the first round of local elections, consolidating the far-right's territorial presence and highlighting the influence of Mélenchon's party on the left.
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French far-right makes first-round gains in municipal elections
City elections are a crucial test of parties’ strength and appetite for alliances ahead of 2027 presidential contest
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National Rally leader urges voters to back party’s ‘common sense’ campaign in final round as it eyes taking another city Jordan Bardella, the head of France’s far-right National Rally (RN) and a potential candidate in next year’s presidential race, has called on voters to back what he called his party’s “common sense and order” campaign in the final round of municipal elections next week. As the first-round municipal election results trickled in on Sunday night, the anti-immigration RN held o...
By Angelique Chrisafis in Paris
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