Socialist candidate Emmanuel Grégoire was in the lead ahead of former culture minister Rachida Dati after the first round of voting for Paris mayor, pollsters indicated Sunday as a coalition of left-wing parties bids to extend its 25 years at the French capital's helm.
By: Benjamin DODMAN Socialist mayoral candidate Emmanuel Grégoire leaves the voting booth before casting his vote during the first round of municipal elections in Paris on March 15, 2026. © Bertrand Guay, AFP Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire, conservative former government minister Rachida Dati, hard-left France Unbowed's Sophia Chikirou and centrist Horizons' Pierre-Yves Bournazel were shown as advancing to the second round of the Paris mayoral election, an Ipsos exit poll showed on Sunday.
A separate exit poll found Sarah Knafo, a rising star on the far right, also may top the threshold to compete in the second round, although she seemed to have underperformed according to previous polls.
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"The women and men of Paris have put us clearly in the lead in this first round," Grégoire said.
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