Fetching votes: In Paris mayor's race, dogs dominate campaigns

FILE PHOTO: A dog waits outside a polling station for his owner during the first round of the French mayoral election, in Paris, France, March 15, 2026. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

PARIS, ⁠March 17 (Reuters) - Paris will choose a new mayor on Sunday, with one unlikely issue dominating ⁠campaigns alongside all the partisan acrimony - dogs.

Candidates from socialists to conservatives have set out policies to ‌deal with an issue which voters have regularly ranked among their top concerns, a lack of space for the capital's estimated 100,000 canines.