Voters collect electoral slips as they vote during the first round of France's 2026 municipal elections at the Anse Vata Sports Arena in Noumea, in the French overseas collectivity of New Caledonia, on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Delphine MAYEUR / AFP via Getty Images)

Electoral workers work next to a ballot box during the first round of France's 2026 municipal elections at the Anse Vata Sports Arena in Noumea, in the French overseas collectivity of New Caledonia, on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Delphine MAYEUR / AFP via Getty Images)

A voters casts their ballot during the first round of France's 2026 municipal elections at the Anse Vata Sports Arena in Noumea, in the French overseas collectivity of New Caledonia, on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Delphine MAYEUR / AFP via Getty Images)

A photo shows campaign posters during the first round of France's 2026 municipal elections outside the Anse Vata Sports Arena in Noumea, in the French overseas collectivity of New Caledonia, on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Delphine MAYEUR / AFP via Getty Images)

A photo shows campaign posters during the first round of France's 2026 municipal elections outside the Anse Vata Sports Arena in Noumea, in the French overseas collectivity of New Caledonia, on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Delphine MAYEUR / AFP via Getty Images)

A voter signs a register during the first round of France's 2026 municipal elections at the Anse Vata Sports Arena in Noumea, in the French overseas collectivity of New Caledonia, on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Delphine MAYEUR / AFP via Getty Images)

Electoral workers work next to a ballot box during the first round of France's 2026 municipal elections at the Anse Vata Sports Arena in Noumea, in the French overseas collectivity of New Caledonia, on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Delphine MAYEUR / AFP via Getty Images)

Voters queue to cast their ballots as they vote during the first round of France's 2026 municipal elections at the Anse Vata Sports Arena in Noumea, in the French overseas collectivity of New Caledonia, on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Delphine MAYEUR / AFP via Getty Images)