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Public Safety in Montpellier: What Works, What is Just for Show
Video surveillance, 'clean slate' operations: the Delafosse municipality focuses on visibility. But what do scientific studies say about the actual effectiveness of these measures?
Naming of Public Facilities: When the City Borrows Company Names
Stadiums, swimming pools, concert halls: in Montpellier, naming rights permanently install private brands in the public space. A practice that questions the independence of politics.
Municipal Elections 2026 in Montpellier: Cité Bergère, a Major Political and Ecological Issue
As the last agricultural plot in the city center, Cité Bergère crystallizes debates on urban planning and ecology for the 2026 municipal elections.
Municipal Elections 2026 in Montpellier: RĂ©mi Gaillard Re-enters the Electoral Battle
Comedian and activist RĂ©mi Gaillard announces his candidacy for the 2026 municipal elections, six years after a notable first attempt.
Municipals in Montpellier: Cause Commune and REV rally Nathalie Oziol's list, realignment accelerates on the left
After several departures within the Printemps montpelliérain, the Cause Commune collective and REV announce their rally to the list led by Nathalie Oziol (La France insoumise), confirming the scale of political realignment on the left.
2026 Montpellier Municipal Elections: Green Fractures and Political Realignment on the Left
Resignation of Julia Mignacca, chain departures among the Ecologists and rallying to Nathalie Oziol's list: a look back at a political sequence that reshuffles the cards of the Montpellier left as the 2026 municipal elections approach.
Metropolization in Montpellier: How "Development" Fuels the Rise of the Far Right
Analysis: Montpellier shines with its attractiveness, but its social and territorial fractures are worsening. How does this model of metropolization favor the rise of the RN?
Michaël Delafosse Officially Announces Candidacy for Montpellier Mayor in 2026
Outgoing Mayor Michaël Delafosse officially announces his candidacy for a second term, advocating for continuity and transformation.
Municipal Elections 2026 in Montpellier: Mohed Altrad Enters the Race Again
Billionaire and MHR boss Mohed Altrad officializes his candidacy for 2026 with a program focused on security and economy. Analysis.
Rupture Pact: Stated Intentions, Commitments to be Tested
Critical analysis of the 'rupture pact': between consensual measures and operational vagueness, a rupture that remains to be defined.
Have Our Cities Become Financial Products?
Montpellier facing the financialization of real estate. An analysis of the contradiction between office construction and housing shortages.
Municipal Elections 2026 in Montpellier: Cause Commune and La REV Seal an Alliance for a 'Breakaway Ecology'
Cause Commune and La REV formalize their alliance for the 2026 municipal elections in Montpellier, centered on a 'breakaway ecology' that is social, anti-capitalist, and rooted in concrete struggles.
Mohed Altrad hints at a candidacy for the 2026 municipal elections
Mohed Altrad multiplies signals towards a 2026 candidacy, despite a heavy judicial past and a previous mandate largely unfulfilled. Analysis of a controversial strategy.
Montpellier Municipal Elections 2026: Jean-Louis Roumégas Rejects Nathalie Oziol's Proposal
Jean-Louis Roumégas (Ecologists) rejects Nathalie Oziol's (La France insoumise) alliance proposal for the 2026 municipal elections in Montpellier, citing methodology and fundamental disagreements.
Launch of the Montpellier Municipal Elections 2026 Platform
Welcome to our neutral and independent comparison platform for the municipal elections in Montpellier.