PARIS, March 15 – Exit polling data released Sunday revealed a razor-thin contest between the current leftist mayor Benoit Payan and National Rally representative Franck Allisio in the opening round of Marseille’s mayoral race, with both candidates running nearly even in France’s second-most populous city.
The National Rally, a far-right political party, has positioned this Marseille contest as a crucial gauge of their political momentum leading up to France’s 2027 presidential campaign.
