2020 Paris municipal election

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2020 Paris municipal election
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Candidate Anne Hidalgo Rachida Dati Agnès Buzyn
Party PS LR LREM
Last election 53.33%, 91 seats 43.72%, 71 seats New
Seats won 96 58 8
Seat change Increase5 Decrease13 Increase8
Popular vote 162,219 125,639 99,767
Percentage 29.33% 22.72% 18.04%
Popular vote (2nd) 224,790 167,516 60,470
Percentage (2nd) 48.49% 36.13% 13.04%
Résultats complets des élections municipales de 2020 à Paris.svg
Mayor before election

Anne Hidalgo
PS

Elected Mayor

Anne Hidalgo
PS

Municipal elections took place in Paris on 15 March 2020,[1] alongside other French municipal elections. The second round, which was originally scheduled to be held on 22 March 2020, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[2][3] The second round then took place on 28 June 2020, which saw Anne Hidalgo re-elected as Mayor of Paris.[4][5]

Background[]

See also: COVID-19 pandemic in France

In the 2014 Paris municipal election, Anne Hidalgo of the Socialist Party was elected mayor of Paris, becoming the first woman to hold that position.[6] She had previously served as deputy mayor during Bertrand Delanoë's tenure as mayor.[7] Hidalgo won with around 55% of the vote in the second round, defeating Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet of the UMP who had finished ahead of her in the first round of voting.[8]

While Emmanuel Marcron's La République En Marche! won 12 of the 18 Paris constituencies during the 2017 French legislative election, the incumbent Anne Hidalgo still retained a narrow lead in polling, even with criticism over the aborted Autolib' carsharing scheme and the debt increase over her term.[9] Also, while LREM initially picked Benjamin Griveaux to run,[10] another major LREM candidate, mathematician Cédric Villani, chose to continue and officially announced his candidacy on 9 September.[11] Macron was reported to have asked Villani to unite behind Griveaux on 26 January to avoid vote splitting, which Villani refused, partially seeing his candidacy as "faithful to the LREM spirit" of grassroots politics.[12][13] Villani, while of similar popularity to Griveaux, was considered unlikely to win.[14][15]

On 14 February, Benjamin Griveaux withdrew from the election after leaked sexts allegedly between him and another woman were leaked 48 hours earlier, stating that "For more than a year, my family and I have been subjected to defamatory remarks, lies, rumours, anonymous attacks, the revelation of stolen private conversations and death threats. As if all this was not enough, yesterday a new level was reached.” This was arguably unusual, with the French public largely seen as apathetic to politicians and extramarital affairs (an example being François Mitterrand). The leak was condemned on all sides of politics, far left Jean-Luc Mélenchon saying that "“The publication of intimate images to destroy an adversary is odious,” far right Marine Le Pen suggesting that Griveaux shouldn't have stepped down; Socialist Mayor Anne Hidalgo saying that "Parisians deserve a dignified debate", and Villani tweeting that “The attack he has been subject to is a serious threat to our democracy". It has been seen as an intrusion into private life that is considered off limits, with Alexis Corbière of the La France Insoumise called the "Americanisation" of politics, where “people have to apologise for having lovers or mistresses”. Petr Pavlensky, who released the link states it was to expose his hypocrisy, quoted as saying “He [Griveaux] is someone who is always mentioning family values. He said he would be the mayor of Paris families and citing the example of his wife and children, while doing the opposite.” Griveaux's private lawyer has reported that he will press charges.[16][17][18]

The first round of municipal elections in France took place on 15 March 2020 against the backdrop of the government decision to move to Stage III of measures to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Stringent restrictions on public life involving the closure of bars, restaurants and other businesses considered non-essential were set to begin the following day.[19] Then-Health Minister, Agnès Buzyn, resigned on 16 February 2020 to run for the Paris mayor as the official candidate of LREM.[20] She is succeeded by Olivier Véran, a neurologist. The decision to press ahead with the election was justified as being critical to democratic life in the country, despite concerns about when a second round could be held as the toll of infections and deaths continued to rise.[19] In the end, the turnout of registered voters was 40%, lower than in 1971 – the previous record for lowest turnout.[19]

Process[]

Main article: Council of Paris

The municipal elections are held independently in each of Paris's 20 boroughs (ie arrondissements) (with the central four regrouped into the Paris Centre sector). On the first round, if a list wins an overall majority, the seats are apportioned. If no list reaches an overall majority, then a second round is organized. Any list below the 5% threshold is directly eliminated, and any list below the 10% threshold cannot qualify itself for the runoff (lists between 5% and 10% are still allowed to merge with other lists above 10%). Lists above the 10% threshold are qualified for the runoff, in which the seats are apportioned between all lists above the threshold of 5% of the votes. In the seats apportionment, half of the seats are automatically given to the list winning the plurality as a majority bonus, and the rest of the seats are apportioned proportionally.

The elections are held onto two levels: the borough level, and the municipal level. The seats are apportioned using the same rules and the same ballots, so a candidate can be elected to both borough councilor and municipal councilor (and take both offices). Usually, the list winning the plurality in a borough, after receiving an overall majority of the seats (due to the majority bonus), elects its head of list to sit as borough mayor.

Finally, the Council of Paris elects the mayor in three rounds, needing an absolute majority in the first two rounds, or a plurality in the third round if needed.

Polls[]

First round[]

Opinion polling for the 2020 Paris municipal election.svg

2020[]

Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size 		Abs. None
LO 		Simonnet
FI–REV 		Hidalgo
PS–PCF–PP 		Belliard
EELV 		Gantzer
Parisiennes, Parisiens 		Villani
REM–PRG 		Buzyn
REM–MR–UDI 		Griveaux
REM–MR–UDI 		Bournazel
Agir 		Dati
LR 		Saint-Just
RN 		Federbusch
RN 		Campion
Libérons Paris 		Other
2020 election 15 Mar 2020 – 57.70% 0.59% 4.57% 29.33% 10.79% 0.49% 7.10% 18.04% – – 22.72% – 1.47% 0.45% 4.45%
Ifop-Fiducial 5–13 Mar 2020 1,424 11.4% – 5% 25.5% 11.5% – 7% 19% – – 24% – 3.5% 1% 3.5%
OpinionWay (for REM) 11–12 Mar 2020 1,420 13% <1% 6% 24% 11% – 5% 20% – – 26% – 3% 1% 4%
Ifop-Fiducial 5–10 Mar 2020 1,101 – – 5% 26% 11% – 7.5% 18% – – 24% – 3.5% 1% 4%
Ipsos 6–9 Mar 2020 950 5% 1% 4.5% 26% 11% 0.5% 7% 19% – – 23% – 4% 0.5% 3.5%
OpinionWay 6 Mar 2020 ? ? <1% 6% 23% 13% – 6% 18% – – 26% – 3% 1% 4%
Ipsos 5–6 Mar 2020 1,000 4% 1% 4% 25% 12% 0.5% 7% 19% – – 24% – 4% 0.5% 3.5%
BVA Archived 30 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine 2–6 Mar 2020 1,202 – 0.5% 4% 24% 12% 0.5% 7% 19% – – 25% – 4% 1% 3.5%
Harris Interactive 28 Feb–2 Mar 2020 1,119 – 1% 5% 24% 11% – 8% 17% – – 25% – 4% 0.5% 4.5%
Ifop-Fiducial 25–28 Feb 2020 946 – – 5% 24% 11% – 8% 20% – – 25% – 3.5% 0.5% 3%
Elabe 23–28 Feb 2020 1,001 5% – 5% 24% 9.5% – 10.5% 18.5% – – 25% – 4% 1.5% 2%
Ifop-Fiducial 17–21 Feb 2020 976 – – 6% 24% 12% 0.5% 9% 19% – – 22% – 3.5% 1% 3%
Ipsos Archived 18 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine 18–19 Feb 2020 1,000 4% 1% 5% 24% 13% 1.5% 9% 19% – – 20% – 4% 1% 2.5%
Harris Interactive 17–19 Feb 2020 1,092 15% 1% 6% 23% 13% 1% 10% 17% – – 23% – 5% 1% –
Odoxa 17–19 Feb 2020 809 15% – 7% 23% 14% 1% 7% 17% – – 25% – 4% 2% –
Odoxa 21–23 Jan 2020 916 14% 2% 4% 23% 14.5% 2% 10% – 16% – 20% – 6% 0.5% 2%
Ifop 13–17 Jan 2020 955 – 1% 5% 25% 14% 1% 13% – 15% – 19% – 5% 0.5% 2.5%
– 1% 5% 25% 14% 0.5% 12% – 16% 3% 17% – 5% 0.5% 2%
Odoxa 14–20 Jan 2020 879 18% 1% 8% 24% 13% 1% 11% – 16% 3% 18% – 5% 1% 1%

2018–19[]

Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size 		Abs. None
LO 		Simonnet
FI–REV 		Hidalgo
PS–PCF–PP 		Belliard
EELV 		Gantzer
Parisiennes, Parisiens 		Villani
REM–PRG 		Mahjoubi
REM–MR–UDI 		Renson
REM–MR–UDI 		Griveaux
REM–MR–UDI 		Bournazel
Agir 		Berthout
LR 		Dati
LR 		Saint-Just
RN 		Federbusch
RN 		Campion
Libérons Paris 		Other
Ifop (for Villani) 2–6 Dec 2019 1,043 16.7% 1% 6% 22.5% 12.5% – 14% – – 17% 4% – 17% – 5% 0.5% 1.5%
Ifop (for Villani) 4–8 Nov 2019 1,055 – 1% 5.5% 22% 15.5% 1% 12% – – 16% 4% – 16% – 5.5% 0.5% 2%
OpinionWay (for Griveaux) 4–12 Nov 2019 2,942 15% – 7% 19% 13% 2% 12% – – 18% 4% – 16% – 7% 2% –
Ipsos 17–20 Sep 2019 815 8% 1% 6% 26% 12% 1% – – – 26% 6% – 14% – 6% 2% –
6% 1% 6% 24% 11% 1% 15% – – 19% 4% – 13% – 5% 1% –
Ifop-Fiducial 9–12 Sep 2019 968 – 0.5% 5% 24% 13% 1% 15% – – 17% 5% – 14% – 4% – 1.5%
Ifop (for Villani) 20–27 Jun 2019 951 13.4% 1% 6% 22% 15% 2% 26% – – – 6% – 15% 5% – 1% 1%
12.8% 1% 5% 24% 14% 2% – – – 27% 5% – 16% 5% – – 1%
BVA 6–11 Jun 2019 1,294 6% 1.5% 5% 21% 13% 3% – 22% – – 6% – 16% 5% – 1% 6.5%
5% 1.5% 5% 21% 13% 3% 25% – – – 5% – 15% 5% – 1% 5.5%
6% 1.5% 5% 21% 13% 3% – – – 25% 5% – 15% 5% – 1% 5.5%
Elabe 28–31 Mar 2019 999 – 1.5% 8.5% 25% 8.5% 3.5% 21% – – – 4.5% 14.5% – 5% – 1.5% 6.5%
– 2.5% 6.5% 22% 7.5% 4.5% 20% – – – 4.5% – 21% 4.5% – 1.5% 5.5%
– 1% 8% 22% 10% 6.5% – 17.5% – – 5.5% 16.5% – 4.5% – 1.5% 7%
– 1% 8.5% 21% 10.5% 4.5% – 14% – – 5% – 23% 5% – 1.5% 6%
– 1.5% 9% 21.5% 10% 4.5% – – – 23% 4% 15% – 4.5% – 1.5% 5.5%
– 1% 8.5% 22% 9.5% 4% – – – 21% 5% – 19.5 4.5 – 0.5 4.5
Ifop-Fiducial 14–21 Mar 2019 956 22.6% 1% 8% 25% 10% 4.5% – – – 23% 4.5% 14% – 7% – 1% 2%
21.8% 1% 8% 24% 10% 5% 20% – – – 6% – 15% 6.5% – 1% 3.5%
22.8% 1% 8% 23% 11% 5% – 20% – – 7% – 15% 6% – 1% 3%
21.4% 1% 8% 24% 10% 3% – – – 22% 7% – 16% 6% – 1% 2%
ViaVoice (for REM) 7–25 Jan 2019 817 – 3% 8% 24% 13% – – – – 28% – 17% – 4% – – 3%
Ifop 12–14 Sep 2018 944 20.4% 2% 7% 24% 8% 5% – 20% – – – 23% – 6% – 1% 4%
23.7% 2% 7% 25% 11% 5% – – 17% – – 22% – 6% – 1% 4%
19.5% 1% 7% 23% 9% 4% – – – 23% – 21% – 6% – 2% 4%

March 2018[]

Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size 		Abs. None
LO 		Simonnet
FI–REV 		Hidalgo
PS–PCF–PP 		Belliard
EELV 		Griveaux
REM–MR–UDI 		Berthout
LR 		Saint-Just
RN
Ifop-Fiducial 19–22 Mar 2018 973 – 2% 12% 39% 40% 7%
– 2% 12% 41% 38% 7%
– 1% 11% 29% 32% 21% 6%

Second round[]

Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size 		Abs. Hidalgo
PS–PCF–PP 		Belliard
EELV 		Villani
REM–PRG 		Buzyn
REM–MR–UDI 		Griveaux
REM–MR–UDI 		Dati
LR 		Other
2020 election 28 Jun 2020 – 63.30% 48.49% 0.94% 13.04% – 34.31% 3.22%
Ifop-Fiducial 22–26 Jun 2020 925 – 44% – 18% – 35% 3%
Elabe 19–23 Jun 2020 1,001 8% 44% 0.5% 18% – 35% 2.5%
BVA 12–18 Jun 2020 1,200 9% 45% 0.5% 18% – 34% 2.5%
Ifop-Fiducial 2–5 Jun 2020 974 – 44% – 20% – 33% 3%
Ifop-Fiducial 5–13 Mar 2020 1,424 16.8% 41% 27% – 32% –
Ifop-Fiducial 5–10 Mar 2020 1,101 – 41% 26% – 33% –
Ipsos 6–9 Mar 2020 950 – 42% 26% – 32% –
Ipsos 5–6 Mar 2020 1,000 – 42% 26% – 32% –
Ifop-Fiducial 25–28 Feb 2020 946 – 39% 28% – 33% –
– 37% 9% 22% – 32% –
Elabe 23–28 Feb 2020 1,001 – 29.5% 12% – 27.5% – 31% –
– 36% 10.5% 23% – 30.5% –
– 37% 29.5% – 33.5% –
Ifop-Fiducial 17–21 Feb 2020 976 – 40% 28% – 32% –
– 38% 11% 21% – 30% –
Odoxa 17–19 Feb 2020 809 21% 33% 33% – 34% –
20% 42% 25% – 33% –
20% 38% 10% 20% – 32% –
Odoxa 21–23 Jan 2020 916 20% 40% 29% 31% –
20% 39% 15% – 19% 27% –
Ifop 13–17 Jan 2020 955 – 41% 17% – 20% 22% –
Ifop (for Villani) 20–27 Jun 2019 951 17.4% 49% – 51% – – – –
15.4% 51% – – – 49% – –
13.8% 40% – 38% – – 22% –
14.1% 41% – – – 37% 22% –

Results[]

The first round of the 2020 Paris Mayoral election saw incumbent mayor Anne Hidalgo, a Socialist, comfortably ahead with 30% of the vote.[1] Her closest rival, conservative Rachida Dati, won 22%, while 17.7% was garnered by French President Emmanuel Macron’s official candidate, former health minister Agnes Buzyn.[1] A dissident from Macron's party, Cedric Villani, won 8%.[1] Hidalgo was re-elected as Mayor of Paris in the second round after receiving 50.2 percent of the vote.[21]

This list presents the 163 councillors of Council of Paris elected in the 2014 Paris municipal election.[22]

2020 Parisian Municipal Election
Party or Parties List Lead Candidate First Round Second Round Seats
Votes % Votes %
Socialist Party - French Communist Party - Place Publique - Génération.s - Allons Enfants Anne Hidalgo, Paris en commun Anne Hidalgo 162,219 29.3% 224,790 48.49 96
The Republicans - Les Centristes - Objectif France Engagés pour changer Paris, avec Rachida Dati Rachida Dati 125,639 22.7% 159,059 34.31 58
La République en marche - Agir - Mouvement démocrate

Mouvement radical - Union des démocrates et indépendants

Ensemble pour Paris avec Agnès Buzyn Agnès Buzyn 99,767 17.3% 60,470 13.04 8
Europe Écologie Les Verts L'Écologie pour Paris avec David Belliard David Belliard 55,649 10.8% 23
Dissidents La République en marche Le Nouveau Paris Cédric Villani 39,259 7.8%
La France insoumise - Révolution écologique pour le vivant Décidons Paris Danielle Simonnet and Vikash Dhorasoo 25,271 4.6% 1
Dissidents Les Républicains - - 19,385 3.5%
Rassemblement National - Debout la France Aimer Paris Serge Federbusch 8,114 1.5%
Lutte Ouvrière Lutte ouvrière – Faire entendre le camp des travailleurs - 3,264 0.6%
Divers Gauche Parisiennes, Parisiens - 2,693 0.5%
Sans étiquette Libérons Paris Marcel Campion 2,509 0.5%
Soyons libres - - 2,493 0.5%
Autres divers - - 1,075 0.2%
Parti ouvrier indépendant démocratique Non à la privatisation de Paris – POID - 603 0.1%
Autres dissidents La République en marche - - 324 0.05%
Sans étiquette Pari(s) citoyen Christophe Berkani 224 0.04%
Union populaire républicaine Paris je t'aime - 176 0.03%
Volt Volt Paris: un Paris pour l'Europe - 95 0.02%
Total

Arrondissements[]

Control of Paris' twenty arrondissements were also decided in the election. At the last election, ten were won by the Socialist Party, nine by the UMP and one by EELV.

See also[]

References[]

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  22. ^ List of Paris' councillors
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