2026 Municipal Elections: These MPs Tempted to Abandon Their Mandate to Become Mayor

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As the municipal elections approach, parliamentarians are questioning their political future and considering running for office in the 2026 municipal elections. National Assembly
Members of parliament (MPs) tell La Croix about their desire to run in the March 2026 municipal elections. Their motivations include a desire to make a difference at the local level, frustration fueled by a fragmented chamber, and a desire to align with their party's electoral winning strategy. The parliamentary recess offers them time for introspection.
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I subscribeDrop everything in the National Assembly to become mayor ? "It's a real issue. Many colleagues are asking the question," confirms Harold Huwart, Liot MP (Liberties, Independents, Overseas and Territories) for Eure-et-Loir. The question also bothered the elected representative, who arrived in the chamber in June 2024 thanks to the legislative elections organized after the dissolution. "Today, I disapprove of the direction this legislature is taking. The spectacle the National Assembly is putting on is a humiliation, " he laments. "The results of this first year are at the crossroads of inaction and irresponsibility."
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