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Emmanuel Grégoire, deputy to Anne Hidalgo, elected Mayor of #Paris !!

He beats right-wing candidate, a Sarkozy disciple.

Looking forward to going to #Paris this summer—and riding a bicycle (not driving) along the Seine.

https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260322-socialist-frontrunner-emmanuel-gr%C3%A9goire-elected-paris-mayor-rachida-dati

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𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇

Rachida Dati, with her half-million-euro (non-declared) jewelry collection, and pay-offs from Renault, represents the side of #Paris I dislike: corrupt, image- and status-obsessed.

I am *so* glad she's not mayor. Paris has come too far in the last decade to look back to the likes of her. Bon débarras!

https://www.politico.eu/article/france-culture-minister-rachida-dati-renault-nissan-ceo-carlos-ghosn-corruption-trial-lobbying/

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Theo Dumont 19h ago

@straphanger were you concerned she’d win? I think she was perceived as too elitist for the regular folks and not white enough for the elite, to have a real chance of getting in city hall.