<p>We are out earlier than usual this week in order to bring you the results and analysis of the 2026 French local elections.</p><br><p>The definitive second round vote was held on Sunday in thousands of communes across France, from tiny rural villages to the big urban centres like Lyon, Marseille and Paris.</p><br><p>Over the next 20 minutes or so we'll bring you all the key takeaways from the main battle grounds, get some snap analysis from our politics expert and look ahead to what happens next.</p><br><p>Host Ben McPartland is joined by the team at The Local France - Emma Pearson, Emma Albright and John Lichfield.</p><br><p><br></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>