Anne Hidalgo
Spanish–French politician, Mayor of Paris From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ana María "Anne" Hidalgo Aleu (French pronunciation: [an idalgo]; born 19 June 1959) is a French politician. She is the Mayor of Paris since 2014. She is the first woman to hold the office. She was born in Spain.
She is a member of the Socialist Party since 1994. She was the First Deputy Mayor of Paris under Bertrand Delanoë (2001–2014), holding the title of Paris City Councillor from the 15th arrondissement since 9 March 2001.[2]
She is trying to reduce car traffic in Paris, and wants wider pavements, more trees and more cycling. She is setting up 60 km of bicycle lanes. She is stopping sewers from emptying into the River Seine.[3]
On 12 September 2021, Hidalgo announced her candidacy for President of France in the 2022 presidential election.[4][5] She came in tenth place in the election, winning 1.75% of the vote.
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