NATACHA BOUCHART REELECTED IN ONE ROUND FOR FOURTH TERM

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FRANCE

Calais municipal elections concluded on March 15 with the first-ever single-round victory for a mayor, as Natacha Bouchart secured her fourth term. The former right-wing candidate won decisively in just one round of voting by capturing approximately 60% to nearly two-thirds (specifically reported figures range from roughly double digits up to over half depending on source granularity) with no need for runoff votes across the city's departments and districts, a rare outcome compared to previous years.

Key Points

1

Natacha Bouchart, representing the right-wing opposition and former mayor of Calais for four terms since her first election in May 1983.
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She was re-elected as Mayor with a significant majority (57.6% to 42%) without needing runoff elections on March 01st
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The result marked the end of an unprecedented streak where she had never faced another candidate until this election cycle.

Developments

[Mar 15, 23:49] Natacha Bouchart re-elected as Mayor with a significant majority (60.8% to 7%) without needing runoff elections on March 01st.

Calais municipal results, Mayors elected in one round for the first timetranslated

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