Paris Mayoral Election: Socialist Party Expected to Win, Left-Wing Rule to Continue for Another 25 Years

SighingCashier · 2026-03-22T21:16:00+00:00

The French local elections have concluded. In the Paris mayoral race, Socialist candidate Grégoire leads with 37.98% and is expected to continue presiding over Paris city administration. However, the National Rally, France Unbowed, and Horizons candidates have advanced to the second round, indicating an increasingly polarized and fragmented political atmosphere.

SighingCashier

2026-03-22 21:16:00

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French local elections have concluded. The highly watched Paris mayoral race shows, according to exit polls, that Social Party candidate Emmanuel Grégoire received 37.98% of the vote, leading the right-wing Republican former Culture Minister Rachida Dati by over 10 percentage points. It is believed he can win easily, continuing the left’s 25-year control of Paris city government.

Although the left-wing parties still have a solid voter base in Paris, in this election, candidates from the National Rally, La France Insoumise, and Horizons all advanced to the second round. Candidates from far-left and far-right parties achieved unprecedented vote counts to qualify, reflecting a further shift toward extremism in public opinion and a more fragmented political atmosphere.

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