Overview
- La France insoumise confirmed an autonomous list in Marseille, and Sébastien Delogu says he will keep the door open to a left‑wing alliance in the second round.
- Delogu secured backing from deputy mayor Sébastien Barles along with the Vaï collective and Aymeric Caron’s REV movement.
- He casts his bid as a break with clientelism and says his program will prioritize housing, health and the ecological emergency.
- Incumbent Benoît Payan has not yet formally entered the race, while the center‑right rallies behind Martine Vassal and the RN runs Franck Allisio with support from senator Stéphane Ravier.
- Strong in the northern districts where he was re‑elected in 2024, Delogu must broaden support in the south as past legal issues, including a 2023 violence conviction, remain a vulnerability.