France: Leftist Emmanuel Gregoire becomes new mayor of Paris
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- Summary
- Emmanuel Gregoire won the Paris mayoral race, succeeding Anne Hidalgo. Leftist candidates also won in Marseille, while the far-right National Rally gained ground in Nice. Election results are seen as an indicator of political sentiment ahead of next year's presidential race.
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“France: Leftist Emmanuel Gregoire becomes new mayor of Paris”
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“Socialist candidate Emmanuel Gregoire won in the Paris mayoral race on Sunday, succeeding fellow party member Anne Hidalgo as the French capital's mayor”
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“Gregoire claimed victory after estimates based on partial results placed him well ahead of conservative rival Rachida Dati, who acknowledged defeat”
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“Leftists also win in Marseille, far-right in Nice”
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“Voters across the country cast their ballots in the second and decisive round of local elections on Sunday, with closely watched mayoral races in Paris, Marseille and Lyon”
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“The local elections are being closely watched to gauge the political mood in the country ahead of next year's presidential race”
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“The far right National Rally (RN) is eyeing its best chance yet to claim France's top political office”
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“But RN candidates lost in several cities the party had identified as top priorities, including France’s second-largest city Marseille as well as southern cities Nimes and Toulon”
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“In Marseille, incumbent left-wing Mayor Benoit Payan won over far-right candidate Franck Allisio”
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“The far right, however, scored a major victory in the French Riviera city of Nice, where Eric Ciotti, a former conservative who allied with RN, won the mayoral race”
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“Philippe, a center-right politician, served as prime minister under the centrist President Emmanuel Macron from May 2017 to July 2020”
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“The wins in Paris and Marseille provide a boost to the Socialist Party, which is weakened nationally”
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“In the northern city of Le Havre, former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe was re-elected mayor, bolstering his chances of running for president next year”
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“RN chief Jordan Bardella has described his party's performance in the municipal elections as 'the biggest breakthrough in its entire history,' noting it had won dozens of local constituencies where it previously had no presence”
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