Bordeaux (AFP)

Environmentalist Pierre Hurmic claimed victory in the second round of municipal elections in Bordeaux on Sunday, defeating outgoing mayor LR Nicolas Florian and ending 73 years of right-wing rule.

Speaking in the courtyard of the town hall, he promised to assume this "historic victory", "without arrogance", and to be a "full-time" mayor for "all Bordeaux residents"

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