Paris City Hall Centre, © Le Marais Mood
In Paris-Centre (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th arrondissements), the municipal elections of March 2026 confirmed the dominance of the left, with the re-election of incumbent mayor Ariel Weil , leading his united left-wing list "Paris Centre is yours!". In the second round, his list obtained 50,69% of the vote (21,806 votes) and won 18 out of 23 seats on the city council.
The right-wing list, led by Aurélien Véron (The Republicans, "Changing Central Paris with Aurélien Véron and Rachida Dati"), came in second with 38,61% of the vote (16,612 votes) and 4 seats. The radical left-wing list of Cédric Panizzi ("The New Popular Paris Center") came in third with 10,70% of the vote (4,602 votes) and one seat.
The turnout was 64% of registered voters, i.e. 43,680 voters out of 68,127, with less than 1,5% of ballots being blank or invalid.
Here is the breakdown of results by district:
1er district
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- Ariel Weil (left-wing coalition list): 50,69% of the votes.
- Aurélien Véron (right-wing coalition list): 38,61% of the votes.
2e district
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- Ariel Weil: 50,79%.
- Aurélien Véron: 38,24%.
3e district
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- Ariel Weil: 49,76%.
- Aurélien Véron: 39,74%.
4e district
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- Ariel Weil: 49,76%.
- Aurélien Véron: 39,74%.
Text: Axel G.
25.03.26
