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French mayoral candidates targeted in foreign disinformation campaign

Electoral posters of Marseille's left-leaning incumbent Mayor and candidate for re-election in France's upcoming municipal elections Benoît Payan, 20 January 2026. AFP - MIGUEL MEDINA

A foreign disinformation campaign has targeted two candidates running in France’s local elections this weekend, a government agency and a security source said on Tuesday – the third foreign attack targeting public figures in recent days.

The campaign targeted lawmakers from the hard-left party France Unbowed (LFI) who are running to become mayors of the southern cities of Marseille and Toulouse. The first round of voting takes place on Sunday.

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