In “The Battle for Paris”, Pierre-Yves Bournazel sows clues about his place between the 2 municipal rounds | EUROtoday

Since Pierre-Yves Bournazel declared his candidacy for Paris City Hall in June 2025, this shut pal of Edouard Philippe, additionally supported by Renaissance, has recurrently been requested the identical query: who will he rally between the 2 rounds in March? Coming in third place within the polls, the Paris councilor, elected since 2008, seems extra like a kingmaker than a critical contender to succeed Anne Hidalgo (Socialist Party, PS).

In public, he continues to show unfailing religion and is cautious to not present a desire between Rachida Dati, candidate for Les Républicains, subsequently near his political household, and the socialist Emmanuel Grégoire, from the outgoing majority, with whom he has at all times taken care to take care of constructive opposition. In personal, he says little extra besides that“ [il fera] everything so as not to have to find yourself in this position” to have to decide on.

The mayor of seven^e district, which didn’t respect that the presidential social gathering didn’t line up behind it, determined for itself and its groups inform anybody who will pay attention that “voting Bournazel means voting Grégoire”. The episode of 2020, the place the Macronist candidate Agnès Buzyn remained within the second spherical, hindering the rating of M^me Dati, has not been digested. Emmanuel Grégoire, for his half, let it come and stated in July of Pierre-Yves Bournazel that he was ” interesting “. At the start of November, a pillar of the Parisian socialists additionally advocated “leave the door open”recalling that in 2008, a union with the Democratic Movement had been thought of.

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