There is still a long way to go before the SUV parking surcharge, but the first step was taken this Sunday evening.
In the capital's ballot boxes, 54.55% of residents voted for special pricing for heavy, polluting and bulky vehicles.
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Of the 1.3 million Parisians registered on the electoral lists, only 78,000 made the trip, or a little more than 5%.
Participation down compared to the referendum on electric scooters, which brought together more than 100,000 residents.
“It is a democratic exercise which is essential in our local democracy”, rejoiced this Sunday evening the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo.
“Despite divisions between East and West, the choice is very clear in all the districts.
What won out was the desire of Parisians to see a specific price imposed.
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