French municipal elections
E819034
French municipal elections are local polls held every six years in France to choose the councils and mayors of the country’s communes.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | local election ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Ministry of the Interior of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
French overseas departments
ⓘ
metropolitan France NERFINISHED ⓘ most French overseas collectivities ⓘ |
| ballotType | secret ballot ⓘ |
| campaignRegulatedBy |
rules on campaign finance
ⓘ
rules on political advertising ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| electorateExcludes | non-EU foreign residents ⓘ |
| electorateIncludes |
EU citizens residing in France
ⓘ
French citizens ⓘ |
| elects |
mayors of communes
ⓘ
municipal councils ⓘ |
| firstHeldInCurrentForm | post-World War II period GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstRoundRequirement | absolute majority of votes for list victory in first round ⓘ |
| frequency | every six years ⓘ |
| governedBy | French Electoral Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldIn | French communes ⓘ |
| influences |
local public policy
ⓘ
local taxation ⓘ municipal services management ⓘ urban planning decisions ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legalFrameworkIncludes | parity rules for candidate lists in larger communes ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | communal level ⓘ |
| mainStakeholders |
local lists and independent candidates
ⓘ
national political parties ⓘ |
| majorityBonus | 50% of seats to leading list in communes of 1000+ inhabitants ⓘ |
| mayorElectionMethod | indirect election by municipal council ⓘ |
| notableReform | 2013 reform lowering threshold for proportional system to 1000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| previousInterval | 6-year municipal mandate before and after reforms ⓘ |
| principle |
direct election of municipal councillors
ⓘ
universal suffrage ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
election of mayors by municipal councils
ⓘ
formation of municipal councils ⓘ |
| secondRoundAlliance | merging of lists allowed above certain thresholds ⓘ |
| secondRoundEligibility | lists with at least 10% of votes in first round ⓘ |
| termLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| turnoutCharacteristic | generally higher than in some other local elections in France ⓘ |
| typicalMonth | March ⓘ |
| votingAge | 18 ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
list voting
ⓘ
proportional representation with majority bonus ⓘ two-round system ⓘ |
| votingSystemForLargeCommunes | closed party lists ⓘ |
| votingSystemForSmallCommunes |
panachage allowed
ⓘ
plurality-at-large voting ⓘ |
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