“Anne Hidalgo, the Olympic and Paralympic Games do not belong to you!”

There is no denying that the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will go down as one of the best editions in a century. While many – including within the Paris City Hall – were predicting failure, the Games were a showcase of all the wealth that our country has to offer.

First of all, a showcase of the beauty of our capital, with a memorable opening ceremony along the Seine and exceptional competition sites, Place de la Concorde, at the Grand Palais and at the Château de Versailles. With an enthusiastic public who were there and a record number of tickets sold for all editions combined, 8.7 million. With, of course, exceptional sporting performances, and a record number of medals for France. But also, with impeccable security measures and increased capacity of public transport which contributed decisively to the success of these Games.

All these successes are above all a collective success. It is that of the organizing committee, which was able to lead this titanic project from the first to the last day. Of the authorities and services of the State, the region, the municipality, who provided the means to achieve the ambitions displayed. Of the athletes who knew as always how to surpass themselves and offer moments of history to a conquered public. Of the 45,000 volunteers who, for two months, accomplished a work of constant effort.

We, elected representatives of Paris, are calling for the legacy of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to be the subject of broad consultation among Parisians.

It would have been beneficial for this collective spirit to continue. However, even before the end of these Games, the mayor of Paris chose to break with this spirit, by unilaterally announcing that the Olympic rings would remain on the Eiffel Tower. In addition to the illegality of the decision – their hanging had been temporarily authorized by the law of May 19, 2023 – the symbol that Gustave Eiffel’s work represents for our country and our city cannot be altered by the decision of a single person.

Beyond that, we, elected representatives of Paris, are calling for the legacy of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to be the subject of a broad consultation of Parisians. Whether on the material side – maintaining the Olympic cauldron at the Tuileries, better access to Parisian sports grounds – or on the immaterial side – increasing the security system, the transport offer and supporting the new generation of athletes (able-bodied and disabled).

To keep the Olympic and Paralympic spirit alive, you have to be able to listen and follow the general interest!

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The signatories:

– Sylvain Maillard, MP for Paris and President of Renaissance Paris, who initiated this platform.

– Pierre Baty, regional councilor of Île-de-France and president of MoDem Paris

– Maud Gatel, president of the MoDem and Independents group on the Paris Council

– Delphine Burkli, mayor of IX^e arrondissement

– Olivia Grégoire, MP for Paris and vice-president of Renaissance Paris

– Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet, MP for Paris

– David Amiel, MP for Paris

– Benjamin Haddad, MP for Paris

– Sandro Gozi, Member of the European Parliament

– Julien Bargeton, regional councilor of Île-de-France

– Pierre Casanova, Paris councilor (V^e)

– Séverine de Compreignac, councilor of Paris (VI^e)

– Alexis Govciyan, Paris councilor (IX^e)

– Maud Lelièvre, Paris councilor (IX^e)

– Béatrice Lecouturier, councilor of Paris (XVI^e)

– Hanna Sebbah, Paris councilor (XVI^e)

– Iris Berthomier, district councilor (VI^e) and territorial delegate of MoDem Paris

– Édouard Civel, first deputy of the V^e arrondissement

– Nicolas Cour, deputy mayor of the IX^e arrondissement

– Jean-Pierre Plagnard, deputy mayor of the IX^e arrondissement

– Carole Hoogstoel, district councilor (V^e)

– Chang Hua Peng, district councilor (XIII^e)

– Joséphine Missoffe, district councilor (XVI^e)

– Bertrand Lavaud, district councilor (XVII^e)

– Kolia Bénié, district councilor (19th century)^e)

– Stanislas Guerini, former minister

– Clément Beaune, former minister, vice-president of Renaissance Paris

– Fanta Berete, former MP, Member of the Political Committee of Renaissance Paris

– Clara Chassaniol, former MP, Member of the Political Committee of Renaissance Paris

– Pierre Lhommé, Deputy Secretary General of Renaissance Paris

– Hugo Kunstlinger, deputy treasurer of Renaissance Paris

– Bertrand Hellion, head of the Paris Centre Local Renaissance Committee

– Anne Vicher, head of the Paris V Local Renaissance Committee^e

– Mireille Faton, head of the Paris VI Local Renaissance Committee^e

– Valérie Levy, head of the Paris VII Local Renaissance Committee^e

– Erwan Leclerc, head of the Local Renaissance Committee of Paris VIII^e

– Fabrice Taratte, head of the Local Renaissance Committee of Paris IX^e

– Mathias Brugere, head of the Renaissance Paris X Local Committee^e

– Antoine Gastinel, head of the Local Renaissance Committee of Paris XI^e

– David Ouzilou, head of the Local Renaissance Committee of Paris XII^e

– Léo Allaire, head of the Renaissance Paris XIII Local Committee^e

– Lynda Aba, head of the Renaissance Paris XIV Local Committee^e

– Isabelle Riviere, head of the Local Renaissance Committee of Paris XV^e

– Farès Goucha, head of the Local Committee Renaissance of Paris XVI^e

– Corinne Picaut, head of the Local Renaissance Committee of Paris XVIII^e

– Christophe Lomonte, head of the Local Renaissance Committee of Paris XIX^e

– Mohamad Gassama, head of the Local Renaissance Committee of Paris XX^e

– Liliana Capelle, member of the political committee of Renaissance Paris

– Elise Fajgeles, member of the political committee of Renaissance Paris

– Guillain Gilliot, head of Youth With Macron in Paris

– Hélène Hautval, member of the political committee of Renaissance Paris

– Amaury Hoymans, member of the political committee of Renaissance Paris

– Sophie Javary, member of the political committee of Renaissance Paris

– Antoine Lesieur, Member of the political committee of Renaissance Paris

– Florence de Massol, Member of the political committee of Renaissance Paris

– Nicolas Mansier, Member of the political committee of Renaissance Paris

– Alexandre Molina, Member of the political committee of Renaissance Paris

– Noan Nguyen, Member of the political committee of Renaissance Paris

– Patrick Olson, Member of the political committee of Renaissance Paris

– Olivier Ponsoye, Member of the political committee of Renaissance Paris

– Sophie Roche, Member of the political committee of Renaissance Paris

– Nicolas Scarbonchi, Member of the political committee of Renaissance Paris

– Christine Ye, member of the political committee of Renaissance Paris

– Damien Verbiguié, facilitator of MoDem Paris V^e

– Marc Laloux, facilitator of MoDem Paris VII^e

– Jean-Baptiste Houriez, facilitator of MoDem Paris X^e

– Samia Brahimi, facilitator of MoDem Paris XI^e

– Jean-Marie Taphoureau, facilitator of MoDem Paris XII^e

– Karel Nemecek, animator of the Paris XIII MoDem^e

– Alixe Bizet, facilitator of MoDem Paris XIV^e

– Arnold Bornet, leader of MoDem Paris XV^e

– Olivia Leboyer, facilitator of MoDem Paris XVI^e

– Godefroy Lehideux, leader of MoDem Paris XVII^e

– Jules Pasquier, president of the Young Democrats Paris and leader of the MoDem Paris XVIII^e

– Bruno Gas, facilitator of MoDem Paris XX^e

– Ingrid Leddet, member of the MoDem Paris bureau

– Frédérick Getton, member of the MoDem Paris Bureau.