Overview

• La France insoumise says it will run its own list in Paris and will not join Socialist, Green or Communist first-round negotiations.
• The movement plans to designate its Paris candidate in the first half of October for the March 15 and 22, 2026 municipal vote.
• Coordinator Manuel Bompard lists five deputies under review: Aymeric Caron, Rodrigo Arenas, Danièle Obono, Sarah Legrain and Sophia Chikirou.
• Insiders describe Chikirou as the favorite, with polling around 15% for an Insoumis list influencing Greens and Communists to keep options open as Socialists distance themselves.
• If PS, EELV and PCF fail to reach a pact, the left could enter the first round with three separate lists, with legal cases involving Chikirou and LR’s Rachida Dati also in view.