Aristide Olivier returns as mayor of Caen after decisive second-round win

Rudy L'Orphelin, backed by a broader left-wing alliance, finished second with 25.51% of the vote, while Aurélien Guidi of La France Insoumise took 15.12%. The result means that Olivier, who took over from former mayor Joël Bruneau in 2024, has now won his first full municipal election as the city's leading candidate.

An unsurprising outcome, in keeping with the first round's results

The outcome had appeared likely after the first round, when Olivier fell just short of an outright victory with 48.51%. The second round largely confirmed that pattern. While the left retained a significant presence, it remained divided between two separate lists, making it difficult to compete with Olivier's list.

Caen's second-round result confirmed what the first vote had already suggested: that Aristide Olivier is the candidate with the broadest support in the city. More widely, the picture across Normandy was one of relative stability, with many local contests following the direction set in the first round. In Caen, as elsewhere in the region, the election ended not with a surprise reversal but with a consolidation of existing political strengths.