Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has announced that she will not run for office in 2026.

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, whose city hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer, will not run for a third term in 2026, she announced in an interview with Le Monde newspaper published today. “I will not be a candidate for a third term. It’s a decision I’ve made for a long time,” says the socialist mayor, who has been in charge of the capital since 2014, ending months of discussions about her candidacy. “I have always believed that two terms are enough to bring about profound changes,” adds the 65-year-old outgoing mayor, whose second term was marked by the success of the Olympic Games held in the heart of the city. Ann Hidalgo, however, failed resoundingly in her bid for the presidency in 2022 (she received 1.7% of the vote) and in her recent decision to limit the maximum speed to 50 km/h on the Paris ring road, […]
Source: News Beast

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