Paris Guardian

Her efforts as mayor of Paris to turn the banks of the River Seine into bustling promenades, regulate polluting vehicles and create new bike lanes during the COVID-19 pandemic has won her praise among much of the electorate. While Paris' successful efforts to host the next Olympic Games has boosted her profile, she remains relatively unknown outside the French capital.

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo announces candidacy for president The Socialist Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, said she will run in the 2022 French presidential election, despite polls showing she has little chance of succeeding

Siege at bank in northern France ends A gunman with psychiatric problems took six people hostage at a bank in Le Havre, northern France, before giving himself up to the pol