"We will have 1,000 PCF (Parti Communiste Français) or affiliated candidates heading the lists in towns with more than 1,000 inhabitants. And between 1,000 and 2,000 in total, including villages," Pierre Lacaze, vice-president of the Occitanie region and in charge of elections for the PCF, said."
"We are the second largest political force on the left in terms of the number of mayors, municipal elected officials, and departmental councillors, behind the centre-left Parti Socialiste," Lacaze said."
"The PCF has long had a strong presence in grassroots politics in France, and after struggling along with other left-wing parties in the early part of the 21st century, made some gains at the last municipal elections in 2020 thanks to the continued decline of PS and a number of tactical alliances. Even so, it lost control of historical strongholds in the greater Paris region - in the ' ceinture rouge' or red belt of working-class suburbs that surround Paris - as well as a number of medium-sized cities."
The French Communist Party intends to present as many as 2,000 candidates in the May 2026 municipal elections, aiming for 1,000 to head lists in towns over 1,000 inhabitants. The PCF claims control of roughly 600 municipalities and positions itself as the second-largest left force by number of mayors and local officials, behind the Parti Socialiste. The party strengthened in the 2020 municipal contests through PS decline and tactical alliances but lost historic strongholds in the Paris red belt and some medium-sized cities. National results have been weak recently, and the PCF seeks to confront Rassemblement National in rural areas.
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