RECIT – Former first deputy mayor Emmanuel Grégoire has announced his candidacy for the 2026 municipal elections without waiting for the outgoing mayor’s decision on whether or not to run for a third term.
One figure at City Hall is already rubbing his hands. “ We’ll probably live Black Baron in real life ! “we tremble, quoting Canal+’s hit political series. As the 2026 municipal elections draw nearer, more and more ingredients are being added to the Parisian pot, offering the promise of a new political thriller in the capital.
On Tuesday, the PS deputy Emmanuel GrégoireAnne Hidalgo’s former first deputy, who added a new twist by making his candidacy official. “ This decision comes sixteen months before the election. We need time to take up such a challenge, time to build a project, with the broadest possible left-wing rally. “, he announced to Parisien. Here’s the rub: the announcement comes at a time whenAnne Hidalgo has still not made her decision known whether or not to run for a third term. Some of the mayor’s entourage take offence at this crime of lèse-majesté.
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