Overview
- Lavalette announced her run on January 6 via a letter to residents and local broadcasts, introducing the slogan "Un avenir pour Toulon."
- Her slate lists 59 candidates with 30 not affiliated with the RN, and her campaign visuals avoid party branding.
- She says safety will guide her program and proposes expanding the municipal police to 200 officers in the city of roughly 180,000 residents.
- The contest is set to feature LR senator Michel Bonnus endorsed by Hubert Falco, potential candidate Josée Massi, and left-wing figure Magali Brunel.
- The RN is targeting Toulon after Falco’s 2023 judicial removal, buoyed by winning seven of the Var’s eight legislative seats, though not the Toulon district.