Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced on Tuesday she will not seek a third term in 2026, ending her tenure as the first woman to lead the French capital. The Socialist mayor, who has held office since 2014,

The Socialist mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, acclaimed by supporters for squeezing traffic in the city centre but accused by opponents of failing to get to grips with day-to-day problems in the French capital, said in an interview published Tuesday she would ...

Anne Hidalgo will not be running for a third term as mayor of Paris in 2026, she announced in an interview with the French daily Le Monde, published on Tuesday.

The socialist has run the French capital since 2014, but said she now plans to throw her support behind Senator Rémi Féraud.

With 15 months to go before the Paris mayor elections, half a dozen political figures have already formally declared their candidacy to succeed Anne Hidalgo.

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo will not seek a third term in office, setting in motion a succession battle for the coveted job that has historically served as a springboard for the presidency. The 65-year-old socialist told Le Monde on Tuesday that she would support the candidacy of left-wing Senator Remi Feraud for the job that she has held since 2014.

Anne Hidalgo, mayor of Paris since 2014, confirms in an interview with Le Monde that she will not be standing in the 2026 municipal elections. She wishes to step down after two terms and invest in new projects, while completing the transformations undertaken in the capital, particularly in the face of climate disruption.