Cédric Villani during his declaration of candidacy, Thursday, in the 14th arrondissement. - Thibault Camus / AP / SIPA

"Freedom has infused my entire career," said Cédric Villani at 20 Minutes  the day after his exclusion from La République en Marche. It is necessary to note a certain coherence on the topic of freedom for the mathematician. 

The ex-LREM candidate for mayor of Paris Cédric Villani assured that he would form “no alliance” in the second round, neither with Anne Hidalgo nor with Agnès Buzyn, and that he would remain “as an independent candidate” in the 14th arrondissement, in an interview with the Parisian published Monday.

"There will be no global device agreement"

"There will be no agreement of a global apparatus, no alliance with one or the other of the political parties which proposed it to me," adds the mathematician, who came fifth in the first round. He "did not feel sufficient guarantees" on the side of the socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo and deplores "a certain hesitation" in his rival LREM Agnès Buzyn.

With a score of 7.9% in the first round of March 15, his lists were eliminated, except in the 14th, where he appeared. 

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  • Anne Hidalgo
  • Rachida Dati
  • Agnes Buzyn
  • LREM
  • Cedric Villani
  • Municipal
  • Paris