PARIS, France, March 23, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - France's two top cities look set to remain under leftist control after mayoral elections on Sunday, exit polls suggest, with the Socialists extending their quarter-century rule in Paris and the far right losing in Marseille. The far right sees its best chance yet at seizing power in 2027, but did not look set for an emphatic showing in the local polls. He pledged to stand up to the right and far right in the run-up to the 2027 polls. An ally of the far right, Eric Ciotti, won in the southern city of Nice, France's fifth largest. An RN mayor was re-elected last Sunday in the southern city of Perpignan, which has 120,000 inhabitants.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 23, 2026 15:29 UTC