The Guardian view on France's green wave: seizing the moment | Editorial

The march of Europe Ecology is yet another example of how parties of the environment are steadily acquiring power and influence across the continentLyon, Strasbourg and Bordeaux; Besançon, Poitiers and Tours: the list of powerful cities that turned green, after France’s municipal elections last weekend, was long and impressive. Marseille has been a conservative fiefdom for decades. But a leftwing alliance propelled Michèle Rubirola, the candidate of Europe Ecology – Fra