Macron’s Party Trounced in Paris Mayoral Race While Greens Surge
- President’s party struggles in first post-lockdown elections
- Greens win major cities in signal for 2022 presidential vote
Emmanuel Macron
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Emmanuel Macron’s party was defeated in the Paris mayor’s race and Green Party candidates won in several other major cities, turning French local elections into a warning for the president.
Sunday’s delayed runoff round of local voting was the leader’s first electoral test since the coronavirus pandemic hit hard in France, causing almost 30,000 deaths and upending his presidency. With Macron under pressure for his crisis response, the results are likely to renew attention on his pledge to “reinvent” himself and lead the post-pandemic recovery ahead of a presidential election in 2022.