Anne Hidalgo gave us an appointment on Boulevard Sébastopol, a few dozen meters from the campaign headquarters of Rachida Dati (LR). A painter is still at work, the recycled wood furniture still smells new, but already an army of small hands is at work in front of computers. The mayor of the capital did not want to meet us in her huge office at the Hôtel de Ville, but at the heart of what will be the reactor of her campaign. Because yes, it is obviously a candidate for his own succession. The secret of Polichinelle is lifted.
After a short visit to the premises and her lair in which a photo of her sits enthroned with Robert De Niro, her family but also a horseshoe offered by the Republican Guard, the candidate dressed in a black and white dress, on which saw his Legion of honor, attack. From the first words, she rushes towards what will be the basis of her speech by March 15 and the first round of municipal elections: ecology. A clear message to the Parisians who have the green fiber. If David Belliard (EELV) dreams of being the first ecological mayor of the capital, Anne Hidalgo clearly answers that it is out of the question. The ecologist Paris, she and no one else.
Under the banner of "Paris en commun"
But beyond this declaration of love for ecology, Anne Hidalgo's candidacy for a second mandate has the merit of clarifying things a little more than two months before the appointment with the ballot boxes. Henceforth all the tenors of Parisian politics are on the starting line. No one is missing. The LRs entrusted the mission to Rachida Dati, LREM to Benjamin Griveaux, David Belliard and Cédric Villani (dissident LREM) are looking to ally, Danielle Simonnet (LFI) will be in the battle just like Pierre-Yves Bournazel (Agir), Gaspard Gantzer (Parisiennes-Parisiens) or the troublemaker Marcel Campion and the RN with Serge Federbusch.
Moreover, if some candidates proudly display their political label, Anne Hidalgo, she is committed under the banner of "Paris in common". There will be no socialist roses on the posters. She is ready to gather more widely. It is not for nothing that the Communists and their leader Ian Brossat joined the ranks even before the “official” start of the mayor's campaign, as did the centrist Jean-François Martins and the ecologist Christophe Najdovski. Paris is well worth a broad alliance.
A second and final mandate
Secure cycle paths throughout the capital by cutting back on parking spaces, new parks, pedestrianization of part of the Place de Concorde and central Paris, halls with organic producers, rent control, deployment of a municipal police force 5000 men and women, cleanliness and ... city of fifteen minutes. This is the other strong point of the mayor's project. Make sure that all activities are within 15 minutes of each Parisian. The district, with its school as "capital", becomes the new heart of life and no longer the city as a whole or even the district.
This Sunday, Anne Hidalgo will therefore walk the Parisian pavement with the candidate label. She will (finally) be able to compare her ideas and her balance sheet with Parisians and ... her rivals. Monday, she will receive on the Fluctuart barge her support for the "official" launch of her campaign which should lead her on the evening of March 22 to keep her chair for a second ... and last mandate. She promises it. She also undertakes not to be a presidential candidate in 2022.
His main announcements for Paris
Place de la Concorde and the Etoile roundabout will be pedestrianized, like the places de la Bastille or de la République. The heart of Paris, from the 1st to the 4th arrondissement, will also be without cars, except delivery men, taxis, etc.
A “100% bicycle” city. Surface parking spaces will be removed to create secure tracks that will not encroach on sidewalks.
A "quarter of an hour city". The outgoing mayor wants to ensure that all activities are less than 15 minutes from each Parisian. The district, with its school as "capital", becomes the new heart of life and no longer the city as a whole or even the district.
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The rent framework will be made permanent to prevent families from continuing to flee. She also wants to boost construction.
Taxes will not be increased. The mayor is committed to finding other funding and should also launch new green bonds.
The gates of Paris will be renovated to create a real link with neighboring municipalities. The first will be that of the Chapel.
One billion euros per year will be dedicated to cleanliness. So far, the City placed each year some 500 million on the table.
