Rent-a-room giant Airbnb accused the Paris official seeking to ban the service in the city of electioneering and insisted it enjoys widespread support in the French capital. The city's housing chief Ian Brossat said last week he would seek to outlaw the service in central Paris because operations like were forcing out residents.
"I know from surveys and polling that we are exceptionally popular in France at large and in Paris. Maybe not as popular as Mbappe, but we're really popular," said Chris Lehane, Airbnb's head of policy, referring to French striker and PSG star Kylian Mbappe. "I've never been asked to be a political consultant to him (Brossat). But taking on an issue where 20% of the people support you and 80% of the people oppose you is not a winning political hand."