Anne Hidalgo

World / Politics Mar 11, 2020

Three women vying to take charge of Paris

Three women have emerged as the top candidates in the race to become Paris mayor, all but ensuring that one of the world's most prestigious civic offices will remain in female hands. Sunday's first round of municipal elections is also expected to test backing for ...

National Mar 3, 2016

Paris mayor visits Hiroshima to pay respects to A-bomb victims

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and laid a wreath at the base of a monument dedicated to victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing. The mayor, with fresh memories of the deadly terror attacks that struck her city last ...

Environment Dec 7, 2014

To fight pollution, Paris mayor wants to ban diesel cars from city center by 2020

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo called for diesel cars to be banned from the French capital by 2020 and said pedestrian-only neighborhoods should be created in the city center as part of a plan to fight pollution. Hidalgo told the Journal de Dimanche in an interview ...