The Talking France podcast returns with a special edition looking at all things local elections – from results and reactions, to what this means for the 2027 presidential election.
Host Ben McPartland is joined by The Local France’s Emma Pearson, Emma Albright and John Lichfield to look at all the news regarding the results of the French local elections.
Starting with the results in the three major cities: Paris, Lyon, and Marseille. We discuss the wins, some anecdotes and what the various candidates had to say about the results.
We then discuss what’s ahead: for the now elected mayors as well as for the 2027 presidential election in France.
Finally John Lichfield shares his analysis about what, if any, lessons can be drawn from these elections for next year’s presidential poll.
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Finally, with the recent death of former Prime Minister Lionel Jospin, we take a look at the legacy he left behind and what important points marked his political career.
We’ll be back next week with the usual format of Talking France.
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