On the Auguste Blanqui market, in 13e district of Paris, the exchanges comply with each other and are related on this Sunday, January 11. – “Ah, Mr. Delanoë, it’s nice to see you again! » – “Hello and thank you, do you know Emmanuel Grégoire? » – “No, who is it? » It is an understatement to say that the candidate of the Socialist Party and for the union of the left in the municipal elections of March 2026 does not come close to the former mayor of the capital (2001-2014) in terms of notoriety. Bertrand Delanoë may well have left the political landscape at the same time as City Hall, twelve years ago, when he strolls through a Parisian market with other elected officials, it is him that everyone recognizes and stops.
A little further on, an elderly lady, disturbed by the swarm of journalists accompanying the trip, draws back a little sharply when Emmanuel Grégoire holds out his hand to her. “But who are you, I don’t know you!” » Then she sees the previous mayor, and her face immediately lights up with an enormous smile: “aaaaaah, hello!” » Bertrand Delanoë steps in between them and makes introductions, as he’ll do a number of occasions within the aisles: “It’s Emmanuel Grégoire, he is the candidate for mayor of Paris and he has nice qualities, I like to recommend him to you! »
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