France, June 9 -- While Emmanuel Macron's departure is still a long way off, the municipal elections of 2026 will see French political parties kick-start their campaigning for the presidential election of 2027. But with some likely contenders already beginning to emerge, we take a look at who could be on the ballot in two years' time.

The leader of the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI)Jean-Luc Melenchon seems inclined, at the moment, to stand for a fourth time - having taken third place behind National Rally (RN) leader Marine Le Pen in the 2022 ballot.On the left, a broad church

The 2022 result, alongside the collective memory of the relatively short-lived Nupes left-wing alliance, as well as the divisions that arose in the New Popular Fr...