Léonore Moncond'huy

Léonore Moncond'huy is the former mayor of Poitiers, France. She gained the position in a previous election, representing an alliance of environmentalist parties (EELV) with La France Insoumise (LFI) and the French Communist Party (PCF). She is newsworthy because she recently lost her bid for re-election in the 2026 municipal elections. Despite leading in the first round of voting, she was defeated in a four-way race by Anthony Brottier, a centrist candidate formerly associated with Macron's party, who ran without a party label. This defeat is part of a broader trend of setbacks for environmentalist parties in French municipal elections, prompting introspection within the EELV party, as they lost key cities like Bordeaux, Besançon, Annecy, and Strasbourg. Moncond'huy's loss signifies a shift in Poitiers' political landscape and contributes to the ongoing discussion about the challenges faced by environmentalist parties in maintaining and expanding their political influence in France.