Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has announced that she will not seek reelection in 2026, concluding a tenure that began in 2014. Hidalgo, a member of the Socialist Party, has focused on ambitious urban projects,

PARIS (Reuters) - 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. "I will not run for a third term. This is a decision I made a long time ago," Hidalgo told French newspaper Le Monde in an interview published on Tuesday.

The Socialist mayor first elected in 2014 says she would like Senator Rémi Féraud, the leader of the majority group on the Paris council, to succeed her. The next elections are in 2026.

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,

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.

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.

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.

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.