From Lille to Paris, “municipal socialism” in full renewal

From Lille to Paris, “municipal socialism” in full renewal

Successions are not always long quiet rivers. Two figures of the PS know something about it: Martine Aubry in Lille and Anne Hidalgo in Paris, which will no longer be mayors after the municipal elections of March 2026. In order to thwart the ambitions of Roger Vicot, deputy and ex-mayor of Lomme, Martine Aubry announced … Read more

Municipal police: prerogatives under debate

Municipal police: prerogatives under debate

The afternoon is already well underway, Wednesday November 20, at the annual congress of the Association of Mayors of France (AMF), Porte de Versailles in Paris, when the subject of debate : “Municipal police, the right balance of prerogatives to find. » Many of them, from mayors of small towns to their counterparts in metropolitan … Read more

Municipal: socialist Emmanuel Grégoire candidate for mayor of Paris

Municipal: socialist Emmanuel Grégoire candidate for mayor of Paris

MP Emmanuel Grégoire, former first deputy of Anne Hidalgo but at odds with her, will be a candidate for mayor of Paris for the 2026 municipal elections, he told AFP on Monday evening. “To ease tensions, to continue the essential transformations, I want to be the mayor of the reconciliation of Parisians in this city”explained … Read more

Brazil: municipal elections at stake, for Lula and Bolsonaro

Brazil: municipal elections at stake, for Lula and Bolsonaro

Two years have passed since Lula’s narrow victory over Jair Bolsonaro, but the polarization of the South American giant still remains. This is evidenced by the campaign for the municipal elections this Sunday, October 6, which saw the emergence of new radical candidates. Like that of Pablo Marçal, a Christian influencer candidate in São Paulo, … Read more