Paris Mayor Hidalgo tells paper she will not seek re-election in 2026


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  • Tuesday, 26 Nov 2024

FILE PHOTO: Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo arrives to attend the 19th Francophonie Summit of French-speaking nations, at the Cite internationale de la langue francaise, in the castle of Villers-Cotterets, France, October 4, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced on Tuesday she will not seek a third term in 2026, ending her tenure as the first woman to lead the French capital.

"I will not run for a third term. This is a decision I made a long time ago," Hidalgo told French newspaper Le Monde in an interview published on Tuesday.

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