French vote tests polarised electorate with right hoping to win control of Paris
The highest-profile contest is for the mayorship of Paris - which has been under left-wing control for 25 years.
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""Grégoire is the same as [current Paris Mayor Anne] Hidalgo, only worse," she told a rally."
— Rachida Dati , Politician
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Current mayor of Paris from the Socialist Party.
Emmanuel Grégoire is the mayor of Paris.
Marine Le Pen is the leader of the National Rally party.
Candidate for the mayorship of Paris from the pro-President Macron center.
Former culture minister and candidate for the mayorship of Paris.
Candidate for the mayorship of Paris from the radical right Reconquest party.
Candidate for the mayorship of Paris from the radical left France Unbowed (LFI).
Candidate for the mayorship of Paris from the National Rally.
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The highest-profile contest is for the mayorship of Paris - which has been under left-wing control for 25 years.
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