Paris has a new mayor. Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire now holds the top job in the French capital following elections in March. His new majority is a coalition of left-wing groups – but excluding the far-left La France Insoumise (LFI) – and the Greens.
He beat conservative rival Rachida Dati in the second round, with 50.52 percent of the vote. Grégoire, 48, is no stranger to Paris City Hall - he spent several years as first deputy to outgoing mayor Anne Hidalgo, who reigned over the city for 12 years.
So, what do Parisians really want from their new mayor?
Elaine Cobbe is an award-winning print and broadcast journalist based in Paris. A former foreign correspondent with CBS News, she has covered many of the major international stories of the past three decades, including the conflicts in Iraq, Kosovo, and Rwanda, and terror attacks in Paris, Brussels, and Barcelona. A regular commentator on French and international politics for news outlets in France and her native Ireland, she is also a researcher and trainer in journalism and trauma. Elaine is a committee member of the Anglo-American Press Association of Paris.
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