Anne Hidalgo Will Not Seek Third Term as Paris Mayor, Backs Rémi Féraud as Successor

Nov 26, 2024, 05:49 AM

Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, has announced that she will not seek a third term in the 2026 municipal elections, confirming her decision to Le Monde. She stated that this was "a decision I made a long time ago." Hidalgo expressed her support for Rémi Féraud to succeed her, aiming to unite the left in Paris excluding La France Insoumise, and endorsed Raphaël Glucksmann at the national level. She will leave her post at the end of her current mandate in 2026.