City hall veteran beats rightwinger Rachida Dati in French capital, while far-right RN fails to win Marseille and Toulon in French local elections
The Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire has been elected mayor of Paris, beating the former rightwing minister Rachida Dati, with Marine Le Pen’s far-right, anti-immigration National Rally (RN) failing to take key cities targeted in Sunday’s second round of local elections.
Grégoire took a victory bike ride with future councillors in Paris on Sunday night to show that the French capital would continue its pro-cycling and environmental policies.
“There’s lots to do and we’ll start tomorrow morning,” said the Socialist MP who has a long record at City Hall where he worked with the former Socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo.
After running on a united left ticket that included the Greens, Grégoire said there were several priorities for the French capital.
