Emmanuel Grégoire Cycles to City Hall After 2026 Election Win Over Rachida Dati

Emmanuel Grégoire, a former deputy mayor to Anne Hidalgo, was elected mayor of Paris on Sunday 22 March.

The result came in the second round of the municipal elections.

Election outcome

He stood as a left-wing candidate outside La France Insoumise.

He won by a wide margin in the Paris contest.

Ride to City Hall

After the result, he left his campaign headquarters in the evening.

He traveled by Vélib to the Hôtel de Ville, observed by a Filmogaz.com journalist.

He described the campaign as exhausting but serious, and said he felt immense happiness.

He called the bike ride an homage to a mobility revolution and preferred it to a car.

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Rival’s response

Rachida Dati addressed supporters shortly before Grégoire’s departure.

Her face showed the strain of the night.

She said a majority of Paris residents chose to renew the outgoing mayor’s municipal majority.

Dati led the Les Républicains ticket and was allied with Horizons candidate Pierre-Yves Bournazel.

Grégoire now prepares to take office at the Hôtel de Ville.