Opinion polls in France indicate that the country is poised to swing to the right in local elections that began on Sunday and will take place over two rounds.

It’s possible, though, that Paris — which has been run by a Socialist for a quarter of a century — could buck the trend. The result is predicted to be tight.

From our partners at Deutsche Welle, DW, Inside Europe correspondent John Laurenson has been taking the pulse of the city.

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