FAR RIGHT POLICING MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Mar 07 2026POLITICS

Perpignan’s Police Push: A City‑Wide Security Experiment

Perpignan, a town of about 122 000 people on France’s southern border, is putting its streets under close watch. The mayor, a member of the far‑right party, wants to keep his job by promising more cops and cameras. He says the city has become a testing ground for his party’s ideas on safety.

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