The three candidates in the second round of the 2026 municipal elections in Nice, Juliette Chesnel-Le Roux, Christian Estrosi and Éric Ciotti, voted this Sunday morning in that order as was the case in the first round. Between tension and hope, each is now awaiting the election results.
Juliette Chesnel-Le Roux between anxiety and hope
On this voting day, Juliette Chesnel‑Le Roux went to Saint‑Pierre de Féric school to fulfill her civic duty. As in the first round, she was the first candidate to cast her vote. Between anxiety and hope, the head of the United for Nice list hopes for a good result when the votes are counted. Now comes a long wait.
Christian Estrosi and his wife
This Sunday, March 22, around 10:30 a.m., Christian Estrosi went to the polling station at Arènes de Cimiez school, accompanied by his wife Laura Tenoudji. The Mayor of Nice, smiling but less enthusiastic than usual, took a moment to chat with the staff present. He addressed a few words of encouragement to them, mentioning a voting day that he believed would be complicated.
Éric Ciotti closes the lineup
The candidate in the 2026 municipal election, Éric Ciotti, went to his polling station located at Jean Moulin kindergarten school. At 11:01 a.m., he emerged from the voting booth with a more tense face than in recent days before placing his ballot in the ballot box. After voting, he greeted and shook hands with the people present in the polling station.
Polling stations in Nice will close at 8 p.m. as in the first round. The first estimates from polling institutes should not be known before 10 p.m. Official results will be announced later in the night once the various polling stations have completed their vote counting.
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