As France heads into the second round of municipal elections this Sunday, thousands of small rural towns are scrambling to solve a big problem: No one wants to run for office. Long hours, low pay and a rise in belligerence toward public officials have made the gig a pretty hard sell. From our partners at Deutsche Welle, DW, Inside Europe’s Lisa Bryant reports from a small village outside Paris.
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