The Parisian deputy Emmanuel Grégoire, former first deputy of Anne Hidalgo today in conflict with her, will be a candidate for mayor of Paris for the municipal elections of 2026, he declared to Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Monday afternoon, November 18. “To ease tensions, to continue essential transformations, I want to be the mayor of reconciliation for Parisians in this city”explained Mr. Grégoire.
It already has the support of 450 socialist activists from the Paris federation, who have launched an appeal in its favor.
“We want, for tomorrow, a Paris that protects against real estate speculation, which continues to transform. A city that invests massively in our children’s schools, guaranteeing quality health for all. “A Paris that makes adaptation to climate change a priority, while continuing to invest massively in everyday public services”they wrote in their appeal, of which AFP had a copy.
“For this reason, we are convinced that Emmanuel Grégoire is the best placed, within the socialist family and more broadly on the left, to carry out this project in the face of the risk of a hard right”they add.
Anne Hidalgo maintains the suspense
The 46-year-old deputy, who inflicted a heavy defeat on the outgoing Macronist deputy and former minister Clément Beaune, by winning the 7my Paris constituency with 50.87% of the votes in the first round, she has long been seen as the undisputed second behind Anne Hidalgo. But relations with the former socialist presidential candidate have become strained and the two are now at odds.
METROme Hidalgo, 65, continues to maintain suspense about a possible third candidacy in 2026. “The time has not yet come”he recently declared in an interview with AFP.
But a family member assures that she “He doesn’t want to run again, that’s clear to everyone”. According to this same source, he decided to support the Parisian senator of the Socialist Party (PS), Rémi Féraud. The latter also indicated to Parisian that he “prepared”.
METROme Hidalgo criticizes Grégoire for his proximity to the head of the PS, Olivier Faure, whom he accuses of being responsible for his defeat in the 2022 presidential elections and for having made an alliance with La France Insoumise.
