Definitely, the municipal in Paris are full of surprises! While negotiations to forge alliances for the second round are underway and as Friday again the deputy Cédric Villani was courted both by Anne Hidalgo, the outgoing mayor (PS), and Agnès Buzyn, the leader LREM, the Fields medalist may not end up with either. According to several sources, Cédric Villani plans "very seriously" to stand alone as an independent in the XIVth, the only arrondissement where his list has crossed 10% and can be maintained.
The deputy would have entrusted his intentions to several interlocutors. “It is a very envisaged scenario. He wants to continue on his own way, ”whispers a member of his entourage. "We chose an atypical candidate who wanted to do politics differently and well ... that's it! Comments one of its head of list.
In any case, on the side of Anne Hidalgo, it is confirmed that there will be no agreement. "But we left on good terms," said Emmanuel Grégoire, first deputy to the outgoing mayor. Was the ex-LREM MP too demanding in the eyes of Anne Hidalgo's team? According to several sources, he claimed 19 posts for councilors in Paris as well as a post for deputy mayor. "Integrating the executive was one of the possible fields," we say only at City Hall.
"Anyway, it was badly started ... Anne Hidalgo's team wanted him and that's it, there was no question of a political agreement", understands a member of the campaign team by Cédric Villani. "He should have walked on a part of his troops to obtain an agreement and he did not want it, it is all to his credit," whispers an elected official. "He thinks he has a political destiny. He therefore prefers to remain independent, ”imagines an adviser from Paris. "But ... wait ... nothing is done." We have until Tuesday to deposit the lists, ”added this elected official, who was negotiating between two rounds.