"We are heading for another French election. This is not a prediction but a certainty. We are not speaking of another national or parliamentary election. Such a vote is still possible this winter but it grows less likely day by day, despite the absurd muddle of the budget debate in the National Assembly. We are speaking of the municipal elections on March 15th and 22nd, which will be more significant than usual next year."
"This is not, properly speaking, a national election but 34,875, separate local elections in communes ranging from Paris, with a population of just over 2,000,000 to a handful of communes with less than ten voters each. Curious fact: there are a half-dozen French communes with no people at all. They are villages on the old Verdun battlefields which no longer exist. They still have mayors, who are elected by the descendants of their pre-1916 populations."
The March 15 and 22, 2026 municipal elections will serve as the last nationwide vote before the April–May 2027 presidential election and will reflect national mood and party health. A large far-right breakthrough is unlikely; Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella are expected to gain only a few medium-sized towns despite strong national poll support. The contests consist of 34,875 separate local elections across communes ranging from Paris to tiny villages, including some uninhabited Verdun battlefield communes that nevertheless retain mayors elected by descendants of pre-1916 populations. Mayors remain highly numerous and respected in France.
Read at www.thelocal.fr
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