While most towns will have elected their mayors by this Sunday night, several major cities could face a fiercely contested second-round run-off next week
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City elections are a crucial test of parties’ strength and appetite for alliances ahead of 2027 presidential contest Grouped from 2 articles across 2 sources.
Voters in France are heading to the polls in local elections seen as a litmus test for next year's presidential vote. A main focus will be the mayoral contest in Paris. Grouped from 2 articles across 2 sources.
Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán rallied supporters in Budapest, framing April's election as a choice between peace and war, while lashing out at Ukraine's Zelenskyy and the EU over the Druzhba pipeline dispute.
US-led peace talks between Ukraine and Russia had been under way in the United Arab Emirates but were placed on hold amid the Iran war. Grouped from 2 articles across 2 sources.
March 14 - Russian air defence units have downed 65 Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow throughout the day on Saturday, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.
Municipal elections will set the scene for next year’s presidential race as the far right looks to gain ground