Europe Ecology – The Greens
In the 2020 local elections, Ghali ran for mayor of Marseille, though the Socialist Party's official stance was to support the "Printemps marseillais" ("Marseille Spring") coalition headed by Europe Ecology – The Greens candidate Michèle Rubirola. Benoît Payan, the city's Socialist leader, accused Ghali of splitting the left-wing vote. Later that year, after Rubirola's resignation, Ghali's contingent of eight councillors voted in favour of Payan becoming the new mayor.