“Transformed city”, “division”, “real nightmare”… the political class reacts to Anne Hidalgo’s announcement

Anne Hidalgo is leaving. She announced that she was giving up running for a third term as mayor of Paris in an interview with Monde this Tuesday. “I have always believed that two mandates were enough to carry out profound changes” she said. A departure welcomed by his camp. Thus, Ian Brossat, co-president of the communist group at the Council of Paris: “2 victories in 2014 and 2020. A transformed city, unanimously praised this summer. Anne Hidalgo, faithful to her commitments, announces that she will not run for a third term..

“Thank you dear Anne Hidalgo for having carried, and for continuing to do so at the end of this mandate, with inspiration and energy the transformation of Paris”also published on X, Laurence Patrice, assistant in charge of memory and the fighting world.

The opposition, for its part, does not seem moved by the departure of Anne Hidalgo. “This is good news which will delight many Parisians for whom it had become a real nightmare”squeaked Edwige Diaz, RN deputy for Gironde on CNews this morning. “Division. Even in his own camp. This is what Anne Hidalgo sowed throughout her mandate”regretted Maud Gatel, president of the MoDem group at the Council of Paris.

Last week his deputy, considered his closest collaborator, Emmanuel Grégoire, elected deputy following the dissolution, launched his candidacy to succeed him. But Anne Hidalgo has designated another runner-up: Rémi Féraud, president of the Paris en commun group (which brings together socialists and various leftists) to the Paris Council. “Rémi aims to become the next mayor of Paris. But it's not me who decides (…). It will be up to the Parisian socialist activists to decide.” she specifies in her interview.