Paris, France, March 22, 2026 (AFP) - French to elect mayors in key cities including Paris

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Voters are to choose their mayors in top French cities Sunday, with the left battling to keep Paris and second-largest city Marseille while the far right eyes gains before next year's presidential election. Most of the country's 35,000 villages, towns and boroughs elected their leaders in a first round last weekend, but the races went to run-offs in about 1,500 communes, including bigger urban centres. The local ballots are being closely watched......

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