Paris: it takes more than six years for the "transformation" of Paris, argues Hidalgo - France 24

Paris (AFP)

The outgoing mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, whose announcement of candidacy is imminent, put forward Friday "the transformations" which require more than a mandate of six years according to her, without detailing her ambitions for the next municipal elections.

For the last wishes of his mandate at the Hôtel de Ville, the socialist mayor of Paris was content, before the elected officials of Paris and the metropolis, to evoke "the coexistence of two different times, two emergencies: that to prepare the city for the changes of tomorrow, and to do so while preserving the quality of life today ".

"If a mandate lasts six years, the transformations that we undertake take place over a much longer time," she explained.

Ms. Hidalgo must formalize her candidacy for a second term in the coming days, before a meeting with her supporters gathered within the "Paris en Commun" platform.

For the mayor of Paris, "Parisians believed in us. It is by respecting the mandate they have given us, by defending our convictions with clarity that we will preserve this confidence. Confidence is the key word ", she said.

She has recollected her memories of six years in office, evoking "the worst and the best", ranging from her first official visit, as Mayor, to the Holocaust memorial, until "times when Paris suffered: the street Treviso, Erlanger Street, violence, attacks ", including obtaining the 2024 Olympic Games or the mass arrivals of refugees in the capital.

"In six years the world has changed, our way of living has changed," she continued, referring to a "collective awareness that was born and grew before our eyes, which we supported, which we supported, which we have carried and which makes this mandate the first line of a new chapter in our history. "

Anne Hidalgo ended by evoking "the importance, in a world in loss of bearings, of the constancy in the engagement if we want to see being imposed the values ​​which are ours. It is for these values ​​that we have been elected officials, whatever our sensitivities, "said Hidalgo.

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