Edouard Philippe in Le Havre, on January 28, 2026. LOU BENOIST/AFP
The upcoming municipal elections are a crucial moment for former French prime minsiter Edouard Philippe, who has called his party, Horizons, “the party of mayors.” The party he created at the end of 2021 will take part in its first municipal elections on March 15 and 22, in a high-risk test for Philippe and his presidential ambitions.