The campaign for the 2026 Municipal Elections is gaining momentum. The declared lists in Nice are multiplying their stances, press conferences, and announcements. Housing, transport, secularism, the economy, and living environment are already shaping the debate. Here’s an overview of the latest news, list by list.
Hélène Granouillac – Vivre Nice
During a press conference held on December 10, 2025, at the Olympie Garden canteen, the Vivre Nice list led by Hélène Granouillac presented several measures focusing on housing access, mobility, and security. The group aims to integrate the city into a reflection on the place of women in urban spaces. The speakers emphasized that the urban environment is not neutral and discussed the effects of social norms and power dynamics on women’s daily lives.
The speeches highlighted a wage income “on average 22% lower than that of men,” with direct consequences on housing access. The data presented shows a decrease in rentals of “63.5% in Nice” and a market where “13% of housing is available for rent” amid a “66% demand.” In this context, the list proposes converting the old Foch police station into a home for young working women, with rents around “500 euros/month” for women aged “18 to 25.”
The strategy also includes night mobility and public lighting. The list notes an increase in violence in transport of “4.4%,” from “226 to 236 reports.” It recalls that “9 out of 10 women have already given up actions or changed their behavior to avoid sexism” and that “street harassment is a reality for 100% of women.” A night transport service on demand and a mapping of anxiety-inducing areas are proposed.
Christian Estrosi – Tous pour Nice
The recent activities of incumbent mayor and candidate for re-election, Christian Estrosi, revolved around two sequences. First, a press conference was devoted to transport. Two announcements were made: a tram service at night on Fridays and Saturdays, and free travel for all retirees. The Lignes d’Azur network recorded “117 million journeys in 2024”, compared to 53 million in 2008. The mentioned strategy includes extending train sets, decarbonizing the fleet, introducing new BHNS, and creating lines 4 and 5. A prize, the “Silver Pass,” was awarded by City, Rail & Transport.
From the upcoming July 1st, the Tous pour Nice candidate promises to implement two train sets running all night on lines 1, 2, and 3. The plan includes security agents and an estimated annual cost of 500,000 euros. The announcement is accompanied by this quote: “we’ve seen terrible accidents, ruined parties, lost lives, because someone drove under the influence or encountered someone who did.” The free service for seniors would affect about 150,000 people, at an estimated cost of five million euros per year.
Another commitment announced on the international day for animal rights is the transformation of the Place de l’Armée du Rhin into a space dedicated to dogs. Christian Estrosi said: “we will transform the Place de l’Année du Rhin into a green space dedicated to dogs on this occasion.”
The second news covers a warning from the Survey Commission, contacted by Anthony Borré regarding the publication of an alleged survey related to the municipal elections in Nice. The commission states that the document submitted “does not come from a survey as defined by Article 1 of the law of July 19, 1977” and that the published results “should be viewed with the greatest caution.” Le Figaro published a warning to readers on December 11, 2025.
Nathalie Dloussky – Ensemble pour la grandeur de la France
The list led by Nathalie Dloussky, Ensemble pour la grandeur de la France, proposed this week the creation of a Sovereign Free Zone in Nice, through a local Citizen Initiative Referendum. The project aims to extend the existing Urban Free Zones, targeting SMIs, SMEs, and TSPs. The stated goal is the creation of more than 200 jobs per year in sectors such as Ariane, Éco-Vallée, the port, or tourism.
The project is based on the history of the Ariane Urban Free Zone (ZFU), created in 1997, with fiscal and social exemptions. The proposal includes exemptions for ten years, a 20 million euro municipal guarantee fund, and an annual citizen control. The use of the RIC is presented as a means to “give power back to the inhabitants.”
The list also develops an ideological line built around “intellectual, moral, spiritual, and physical rearmament.” Ensemble pour la grandeur de la France calls for placing chronological history, classical culture, work, free enterprise, and patriotic collective at the center. “Let’s step out of the role of outraged commentators, become builders. Let’s rearm our minds, our consciences, our souls, and our bodies,” explains the team of Nathalie Dloussky, who wishes to gather citizens curious to discover her project in more detail. To do so, you can contact the candidate’s team at the following address: ensemblepourlagrandeurdlfrance@gmail.com to engage with her team.
Mireille Damiano – Nice Front Populaire
At the beginning of the week, David Nakache, a running mate of Mireille Damiano, presented four commitments in favor of secularism, as the 120th anniversary of the 1905 law approaches. The Nice Front Populaire list claims to guarantee freedom of conscience and worship, in a context marked by a rise in anti-Semitic and Islamophobic acts.
The second commitment focuses on the non-instrumentalization of secularism. David Nakache mentioned past statements by political leaders, asserting that secularism is “very often instrumentalized for Islamophobic purposes.” The neutrality of local public powers is presented as a constituent element of living together.
The list also commits to strictly respecting the non-financing of worship, citing the funding of statues of canonized personalities by the city of Nice. Finally, another commitment concerns the neutrality of elected officials and the municipal institution, with an explicit critique of the annual renewal of the city’s vow to the church of Voeu by Christian Estrosi.
Juliette Chesnel-Le Roux – Unis pour Nice
Julien Picot, a running mate on the Unis pour Nice list, spoke about the Exhibition and Convention Center. The speech criticizes a policy of “demolish to rebuild” and mentions “millions of euros of public money squandered.” The text criticizes a “showcase metropolis” designed for investors, to the detriment of housing, transport, and public services.
The statement mentions an urbanization deemed excessive and a weakening of financial balance. Several demands are made, including “an emergency housing plan,” “controlled urbanization,” and “transparent and responsible public financial management.” The list claims to want “a metropolis for the everyday, not for appearances.”
On transport, a second statement criticizes the announcement of night trams conditioned to the re-election of the incumbent mayor. In his text, Julien Picot calls it “a campaign gift” and highlights the lack of transport solutions in eastern Nice after 9 p.m. In conclusion, he states “in Nice, we don’t need promises of sleepless nights: we need a policy that doesn’t leave anyone behind.”
Jean-Marc Governatori – Écologie au centre
Centrist ecologist candidate in the municipal elections of March 2026, Jean-Marc Governatori discusses the difficulty of finding campaign premises, linked to landlords’ reluctance to rent to politicians or for short terms. Nevertheless, three addresses of premises are provided, in the east, 12 boulevard St Roch, in the north, 12 boulevard de Cessole, and in the west of Nice, 63 boulevard René Cassin.
The campaign aims to highlight the notion of Happiness as a pillar of future municipal policy. Jean-Marc Governatori and Élise, introduced as Deputy for Happiness, announce their intention to place the Happiness of the people of Nice at the center of elected officials’ priorities. This orientation is linked to a broad critique of current public action.
The list summarizes this approach: “the disastrous handling of nodular dermatitis by politicians reflects their management of finances, hospitals, housing, prisons, security… their incompetence combined with a societal software focused on complexity, large size, quantity, and speed, are incompatible with sustainable collective happiness.”
The next weekly column on the news of the municipal elections in Nice will be available on the first Saturday of 2026 on Nice Premium.
