OP-ED. Emmanuel Grégoire, the Socialist mayor-elect at the head of a left-wing and environmentalist coalition, now faces two main challenges: responding to the anxiety of Parisians who fear being driven out of their city by the high cost of living and pursuing a policy of solidarity with Greater Paris, writes economist Frédéric Gilli.

City hall veteran beats rightwinger Rachida Dati in French capital, while far-right RN fails to win Marseille and Toulon in French local elections

Despite a united front from the entire right-wing and centrist parties – as well as competition on the left with La France Insoumise candidate Sophia Chikirou remaining in the…