Overview
- Patrick de Carolis formally launched his “Arles au cœur” campaign at the Patio de Camargue before roughly a thousand supporters.
- The incumbent highlights major investments, a reduction in municipal debt and no rise in local tax rates, with priorities including an Arles bypass and Barriol neighborhood renovation.
- De Carolis, aligned with Édouard Philippe’s Horizons, urges detachment from national ideological quarrels in favor of strictly local management.
- First deputy Jean-Michel Jalabert declared an independent candidacy for mayor, saying the majority has strayed from its 2020 spirit and pledging a new, more locally attentive dynamic.
- After Jalabert’s move, De Carolis said he took note of his resignation and labeled the bid a betrayal, following an earlier offer for Jalabert to remain as an adjoint; the municipal vote is scheduled for 15 and 22 March 2026.