Presidential election 2022: Anne Hidalgo will be divided between the town hall and her campaign – archyde

The Parisians who elected her can rejoice. Those who do not like it will have to make up for it. Once a candidate for the Elysee – she should officially declare herself, Sunday, September 12, during a trip to Rouen – Anne Hidalgo does not intend to leave the Town Hall. Mayor of Paris she is, mayor of Paris she will stay until the end of the campaign, announces her entourage. First magistrate of the largest French city and candidate for the country’s key election : the double cap can be tricky to wear, and the Parisian opposition is crying out for “desertion”, but Anne Hidalgo assumes.

For her, no question of resigning. “Anne Hidalgo will remain mayor, as Valérie Pécresse remains president of the Ile-de-France region, or Xavier Bertrand president of Hauts-de-France”, argues a member of his close guard. In November 1994, when he stood as a candidate for the presidential election, the first elected mayor of Paris, Jacques Chirac, had not dreamed for a second either of letting go of the Town Hall, his bastion that he had held for ten -seven years old, and where he organized everything. “And then, taking care of Paris is to show what it could do on a national scale”, a relative advances. Since she is constantly criticized for her action in her city, we might as well take this responsibility to the end and make this experience a campaign argument.

In practice, Anne Hidalgo will not be able to devote as much time to Paris City Hall as before. “Today, she is already halfway in the countryside, evaluate one of those who see it at work. Over time, the share of the presidential election will undoubtedly rise to 70%, then 90%. ” So that the municipal machine continues to function, the mayor is preparing to delegate more missions to the socialist Emmanuel Grégoire, a faithful whom she has already made her first deputy and her designated runner-up.

In February, an unfortunate exit from this pillar of the Town Hall on a possible strict confinement of Paris for three weeks had thrown a chill between them. Since then, the duo has regrouped. “Between them, trust is always there and they have a great habit of working together”, provides an assistant.

“Come back to Paris, M^me Hidalgo! “

To avoid flanking criticism on the mixing of roles, or the use of the significant resources of the City of Paris in the service of its national ambitions, Anne Hidalgo has planned a compartmentalized organization. On the one hand, the campaign team, installed in a specific room, as before the municipal election. On the other, the City of Paris.

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