Anne Hidalgo was born in Andalusia, but when she was 2 years old, her family fled to France from the Franco regime.
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Anne Hidalgo, the first woman to become mayor of Paris in 2014, announced on Sunday that she would run for president of France. Polls show that she has little chance of winning, and to improve them she must unite the divided left and the disillusionment of voters with the Socialists.
Elections begin in April 2022 and support for Hidalgo is currently around 8%. President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen are supported by 20-24% of voters.
As one of several celebrities on the left, the 62-year-old socialist, born in Spain, promises a more “green” economy, a revival of production in old industrial centers, work for an EU for citizens and better education. But her team has yet to describe in more detail how she envisions achieving this.
After Paris was chosen to host the next Olympics, Hidalgo gained a little more political weight, but still outside the capital it is relatively unknown, Reuters commented. According to analysts quoted by the agency, the hope for some success requires the support of at least the far left and the Greens.
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