Mayor may enter race

PARIS: Paris’ Socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo has hinted she is planning to stand in next year’s presidential elections, saying that having a woman as president for the first time would change the relationship of the French with those in power, in an interview published yesterday.

If she declares her candidacy, Hidalgo would be entering a crowded field dominated by centrist President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen expected to duel in a run-off. Hidalgo has sought to make the clogged French capital cleaner and greener making eco-policies her calling card.