Seconds out

Four of the eight lists in our mayoral elections were eliminated and four remain for next week's second round. The Parti Socialiste slate pushed the UMP old guard into second place in the first round. Third was the radical-left coalition and fourth came the communists & greens. It appears that Jean-Marc Vayssouze-Faure, a young career politician who counts Ségolène Royale as a close friend, will be the next mayor.