politics
March 24, 2026
Around 25 Candidates of Tunisian Origin Won in the First Round of Elections
Around 25 candidates of Tunisian origin won in the first round of the 2026 French municipal elections: eight candidates of Tunisian origin won mayoral positions, while 17 others were elected to the position of deputy mayor, preliminary results from the French Ministry of the Interior showed.
TL;DR
- 25 candidates of Tunisian origin won in the first round of the 2026 French municipal elections.
- Eight candidates of Tunisian origin were elected mayors.
- 17 candidates of Tunisian origin were elected deputy mayors.
- France does not officially record the ethnic or national origin of candidates.
- Analysts estimate thousands of foreign-born candidates participated.
- Over 1.2 million Tunisians live in France, with about 900,000 holding dual citizenship.
- The elections serve as a test of local political balance before the 2027 presidential elections.
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