Officially, there are still two possible paths for the left ahead of the 2026 municipal elections in Paris. The first is simple and clearly defined: Anne Hidalgo declares herself a volunteer for a third term and her candidacy is imposed a priori without debate. If in the 2020 municipal elections the mayor’s base still seemed fragile, four years later she has a completely different aura, fueled by the success of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and the increasingly evident transformation of the capital. Only environmentalists, faithful to their line of independence, will not automatically join.
The second route, that of the non-candidacy of the outgoing mayor, is plagued by political weeds and full of uncertainties. Since her reelection in 2020, this path has always seemed the most likely, since Anne Hidalgo suggested that her second term would be her last, a hypothesis reinforced by her failure in the 2022 presidential elections, where she had gathered 1.75% of the votes. votes. . But nothing has ever been done explicitly and, with less than a year and a half to go until municipal elections, the elected representatives of the Parisian majority are waiting for their leader to take the first step in one direction or another.
Therefore, we are always forced to read between the lines and interpret the implicit signals sent by everyone. The latest, the three words spoken by Rémi Féraud, socialist senator of Paris, former mayor of 10my district and faithful among the faithful of Ana Hidalgo, in Parisian and to all those who asked for confirmation: “I’m getting ready. »
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But still? “It is not my place to speak”It limits itself to saying who followed in the footsteps of Anne Hidalgo in the 2014 campaign. Above all, not to offend or restrict the main councilor who, furthermore, did not take this small step forward, which could lead one to think that it was her. who pushed him “When you do not represent yourself, you have to prepare your succession and the person who most approves of it is Rémi Féraud”confirms Patrick Bloche, first deputy mayor and one of the few who does not focus on his position. However, let us not think that the die is cast, “Anne Hidalgo wants to give herself freedom of choice”he assures. Enjoy the luxury of being “position of strength” after the Games before formally confirming his decision, which had already been made for some time.
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