Éric Ciotti

Éric Ciotti is a French politician serving as the Mayor of Nice since 2026. Ciotti has led The Republicans (LR) from 2022 to 2024 and has represented Alpes-Maritimes's 1st constituency in the National Assembly since the 2007 legislative election. Once a member of The Republicans' right-wing, he was seeking to distance the party from Emmanuel Macron's presidency. He left The Republicans in 2024, and is now the leader of the Union of the Right for the Republic (UDR) party and parliamentary group.