Overview
- The movement formally kicked off its drive in Aubervilliers, saying it will be present in about 500 municipalities, covering roughly 75% of communes over 30,000 inhabitants.
- Party officials frame the elections as a bid to gain municipal councillors rather than capture many mayoralties, calling two or three city halls a strong outcome.
- High-profile national MPs are being put forward in major cities, including Sophia Chikirou in Paris, Sébastien Delogu in Marseille, Anaïs Belouassa‑Cherifi in Lyon, François Piquemal in Toulouse, Nathalie Oziol in Montpellier and Marie Mesmeur in Rennes.
- LFI says it will offer second-round mergers where it finishes first or first on the left, but otherwise intends to run its own lists, a stance that has unsettled other left parties under France’s 10% retention and 5% fusion thresholds.
- Targets flagged as credible include Roubaix, La Courneuve and Évry, with leaders citing polling above 10% in large cities and linking broader council gains to future Senate contests.