00:00В mostу French town halls,
00:03the outcome of the first round
00:04of the local election
00:06is clear.
00:08About two-thirds of them
00:09should have elected a mayor
00:11by Sunday night,
00:14often because there was little
00:15to no competition.
00:17But in major cities,
00:19the battle remains open
00:21and could lead to high-stakes
00:23runoffs next Sunday.
00:25In Paris, polls
00:27show the socialist candidate
00:29Emmanuel Grégoire
00:30ahead of conservative candidate
00:32Rachida Dati
00:33during this first round.
00:36In other major cities
00:37like Marseille and Lyon,
00:39well, the top candidates
00:40are currently neck and neck
00:43in this first round.
00:44So that means that in these cities,
00:47well, alliances will be crucial
00:48before next Sunday.
00:51And some political leaders
00:52have already set red lines.
00:55For example, French President
00:57Emmanuel Macron's
00:58Renaissance Party,
01:00as well as Olivier Faure,
01:02the leader of the Socialist Party,
01:05have all excluded any alliance
01:07with the hard-left France unbowed.
01:10Meanwhile, the hard-left France unbowed party
01:13is calling for left-wing unity
01:15in cities where the right
01:17or the far-right could win.
01:19The second round will take place
01:21next Sunday,
01:22deciding control of the city
01:24holds a cross of France
01:26with national implications
01:28ahead of the country's
01:30presidential election next year.
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