The government chose the later timetable over an earlier option of 11 and 25 April after consultations between the Interior Ministry and political parties, with school holidays among the factors ...

Left-wing incumbents won re-election in Lyon and Marseille, while an ally of the far-right Rassemblement National won in Nice.

With less than a year to go until France's April 2027 presidential election, the far-right National Rally party still hasn't designated a candidate. As Marine Le Pen appeals a graft conviction that ...

France will hold the first round of its next presidential election on April 18, 2027, with a run-off set for May 2, an executive source said on Tuesday. The vote is widely seen as a pivotal test for ...