It is one of the most observed polls of these municipal elections. It must be said that the situation is unprecedented. For the first time since 1995, Jean-Claude Gaudin (LR) will not be leading in Marseille, where the councilor does not represent himself. After him, a very open race delivered its first results on Sunday, after the first lap. The LR candidate, Martine Vassal, came out on top with 23 %% of the vote. Behind, we find Michèle Rubirola (21% of the votes) and Stéphane Ravier from RN (19.5%).
The Marseilles ballot is made particular by the presence of districts and sectors. Voters vote for 303 councilors. Then, within each sector, which includes two boroughs, two-thirds of the elected officials will be sector councilors and one third of municipal councilors. It is the municipal councilors, therefore 101 people, who elect the mayor of the city.