Overview
- During a visit on January 21, Marine Tondelier publicly backed incumbent mayor Benoît Payan and announced an agreement she described as “historic” with the Printemps marseillais.
- Les Écologistes have formally invested Payan for 2026 while negotiations continue over places on the joint list, with a pool of 20 potential Green candidates identified.
- Tondelier argued only Payan can defeat the Rassemblement National in March and said LFI candidate Sébastien Delogu will not be mayor based on current polling.
- Citing surveys, Payan and Tondelier point to a near tie between the mayor and RN candidate Franck Allisio around 30%, leaving second‑round scenarios unresolved.
- A minority of local Greens have aligned with LFI via the Vaï movement, and former Green figure Sébastien Barles is suspended from the party.