France's municipal elections will reshape leadership in all of its 34,875 communes. While the final results won't be known until 22 March after the second round, we do already know that half the municipal councillors will be women, following recent changes to the law – but only a quarter of councils will be led by women.
For the first time, every municipality in France – from major cities to villages with just a few hundred residents – must present gender-balanced candidate lists, following a change in the law adopted in May last year.
