Overview
- The Socialist Party announced late Tuesday that it will not support David Lisnard for re‑election as president of the Association des maires de France, accusing him of a rightward drift and of mixing AMF duties with his presidential campaign.
- PS cited specific complaints about Lisnard's comments on the Millevaches plateau, his remarks about the 17 October 1961 commemoration, and alleged outreach to allies of the far right as evidence he has abandoned AMF pluralism.
- Lisnard remains both AMF president and a declared candidate for the presidency under his Nouvelle Énergie banner, and his campaign says it has recorded strong recent growth, including over 100,000 membership cards reported by a bailiff.
- Philippe Laurent, the UDI mayor of Sceaux, is the declared opponent to Lisnard for the AMF presidency and now benefits from the PS refusal to back the incumbent at the Paris congress on 23–26 November.
- The AMF has long been governed through transpartisan agreements that aim to protect mayors' collegiality, and the PS break signals a possible realignment of mayoral alliances and heightened political division inside the association.