Overview
- The Ifop-Fiducial projection for TF1-LCI and Sud Radio places Alexandre Garcin at 20.3%, Karim Amrouni at 16.7%, and RN’s Céline Sayah at 12.2%, with figures pending official results.
- Roubaix, a city of nearly 100,000 residents, would become the largest municipality governed by LFI if David Guiraud prevails after the second round.
- French municipal rules require an absolute majority to win outright in round one, leaving Guiraud short of immediate victory despite his commanding lead.
- Guiraud called the result very encouraging and said his camp must mobilize abstentionists and prepare thoroughly for the runoff.
- The race is shaped by recent upheaval after 2020 winner Guillaume Delbar’s tax-fraud conviction, which led to his replacement by current mayor Alexandre Garcin in December.