Macron Gathers 500 Mayors at the Élysée to Speed Local Projects

Overview

• Nearly 500 mayors from across France met at the Élysée during Thursday’s reception, where Emmanuel Macron urged faster delivery of local projects and closer work with national police.
• He framed the outreach as support for local democracy and cited about 2,500 recorded incidents targeting elected officials in 2024 as the reason to act.
• Prefects selected the invitees, who came from cities and rural towns and from across parties, including new left-wing mayors and several from the National Rally.
• Some invited mayors declined or could not make the trip, and the presidency did not publish a full guest list, leaving the exact attendance unclear.
• Ministers ran four preparatory workshops on planning, interior, overseas and health before the reception, and the Élysée signaled further prefect-level mobilization as the next step.