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The French go to the polls from 8 a.m. this Sunday March 22 to determine between the candidates within the second spherical of the 2026 municipal elections. Follow the evolution of participation and the progress of the vote on France 24. From 8 p.m., uncover the primary estimates then the outcomes by way of the official counts from Paris to Marseille. Follow our dwell stream.

Welcome to this dwell broadcast devoted to the second spherical of the 2026 municipal elections. We will observe all through the day the progress of the vote, the participation, the highlights of this voting day.

Offices will open on Sunday from 8 a.m. to six p.m., 8 p.m. in main cities. In the primary spherical, participation rose to 57.1%, a traditionally low stage.

In the night, it is possible for you to to know the primary estimates from polling institutes, then the outcomes from the counting of poll bins in probably the most adopted cities: Paris and Marseille, but in addition Lyon, Toulouse, Lille, Nice, Nantes, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, Le Havre, Brest, Rennes, Limoges, Toulon and Grenoble.

In Paris, a really shut second spherical

In the capital, the candidate of the Republicans (LR) supported by the MoDem and the UDI Rachida Dati intends to benefit from the merger with the centrist listing (Horizons and Renaissance, 11.3%) of Pierre-Yves Bournazel and the withdrawal of that of Sarah Knafo (Reconquête, 10.4%) to hope to win in opposition to her opponent from the united left ‌Emmanuel Grégoire (38%).

The dynamic of Anne Hidalgo’s former deputy is hampered by the retention within the second spherical of the candidate ‌La France insoumise (LFI) Sophia Chikirou (11.7%).

Polling stations have opened in mainland France

It is 8 a.m. and the polling stations have formally opened their doorways in mainland France. They will shut at 6 p.m. for many, however at 8 p.m. in bigger cities. Voters from greater than 1,500 municipalities in France are known as to the polls this Sunday for an unsure second spherical of municipal elections in most massive cities, notably Paris and Marseille.

Hello everybody

Welcome to this dwell broadcast from France 24 dedicated to the second spherical of the French municipal elections which you’ll be able to observe all day with us.

With AFP and Reuters

https://www.france24.com/fr/france/20260322-municipales-2026-direct-second-tour-resultats-rachida-dati-emmanuel-gregoire-paris-participation

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