Wednesday evening, Anne Hidalgo, candidate for her succession to the mayor of Paris, gathered her supporters at the Elysée Montmartre for her first major campaign meeting. The activists were there but also personalities like among others Serge and Beate Klarsfeld, the humorist Christophe Alévêque who spoke. The candidate closed the evening with a fairly offensive speech of about half an hour intended to mobilize her troops, castigating some of her opponents, particularly on the subject of security in Paris.
1. The wait. The doors of the Elysée Montmartre opened around 7 p.m. The room slowly begins to fill.
2. The arrival of activists and elected officials. The room gradually filled.
3. Hide this pink ... The colors that appear are rather green and a little red. The socialist pink is for the moment discreet.
4. Christophe Alévêque likes Hidalgo not the bicycle. The comedian was the first to go on stage to express his support for the outgoing mayor. Her comments in the gallery were not appreciated by the candidate's opponents.
5. Concentration. Eric Lejoindre (right), the mayor of the 18th arrondissement, is concentrated before speaking to welcome everyone.
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6. Elected officials as reinforcements. In the front row, elected officials like the socialist senator Rémi Féraud.
7. The accomplice glance. From behind the scenes, Jean-Marc Germain, Anne Hidalgo's husband, gauges the room.
8. People support. Simon Abkarian, the actor, was present to hear the mayor of Paris.
9. The Klarsfeld couple on stage. Serge and Beate Klarsfeld joined Audrey Pulvar to discuss their support for the outgoing mayor. They say they advised Emmanuel Macron not to present a candidate against Anne Hidalgo. They were not heard.
10. Never without young people. No socialist meeting without young supporters.
11. Hidalgo on the offensive. I n half an hour, with a combative speech, the outgoing candidate tried to mobilize her troops a few weeks before the first round.
12. Fan of rent management. A participant in the meeting shows her enthusiasm when it comes to rent control.
13. End of meeting. Anne Hidalgo is joined on stage by her head lists. It is not ten o'clock. The campaign is still long.
