Far-right candidate projected to turn in strong performance in Marseille

 

March 15, 20269:15 pm

Victor Goury-Laffont

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Jean-Christophe Catalon

https://www.politico.eu/article/france-municipal-elections-2026-results-first-round-live-updates/

Far-right candidate projected to turn in strong performance in Marseille

 

Franck Allisio of the far-right National Rally and incumbent center-left mayor Benoît Payan are both on track to score more than 30 percent in the first round of the race to lead Marseille, according to estimates from various pollsters.

 

The projections vary though. One from Ifop had Payan up by five points, while another from Ipsos had the candidates on track to tie with 35.4 percent of the vote each.

 

“We are very happy”, said a Franck Allisio aid. “We’ve never had such a score in Marseille.”

 

The Ipsos poll had hard-left candidate Sébastien Delogu and center-right candidate Martine Vassal follow, tied with 12.3 percent, would both be qualified for the run-off.

 

Should those results hold, all eyes will turn to Delogu and Vassal. They must decide whether or not to drop out to avoid

 

Victor Goury-Laffont reported from Paris and Jean-Cristophe Catalon reported from Marseille.