exchange of arms, SMS and negotiations… secrets of Anne Hidalgo's renunciation at the launch of the Battle of Paris

Investigation In March 2026, Anne Hidalgo will not seek a third term as mayor of Paris. At war with her ex-dauphin Emmanuel Grégoire, already a candidate for his succession, she knights senator Rémi Féraud. The battle for City Hall begins…

An icy air sweeps the rue de la Bidasoa, in the 20^e district of Paris, this November 23. In a gymnasium, the capital's socialists meet to discuss the fight against the far right. In majesty, Anne Hidalgo takes her place in the front row. On his left, Lamia El Aaraje, his deputy, first secretary of the PS in Paris. To his right, Rémi Féraud, senator and president of the group of elected officials of the municipal majority. The entire political family of the capital united. All ? Except the deputy and former first deputy of the city councilor, Emmanuel Grégoire, in polar cold with the mayor. His speech was scheduled for the morning. “And we purposely put Féraud on in the afternoon,” confides an organizer. A way of showcasing Anne Hidalgo's support for the one she chose as her successor.

Three days later, the rumor that had been buzzing since the start of the school year in the corridors of City Hall was made official. The emblematic mayor of Paris for ten years, incarnation of the pedestrianization of riverbanks, the Olympic and Paralympic Games and the war against the automobile, will not run for a third term. In “Le Monde”, she says she “always committed to the idea that two mandates were enough for me…