Anne Hidalgo

Carlos Moreno created eco-friendly concept that became more plausible in the pandemic

Socialist with immigrant roots has tough task to revive party’s post-Hollande fortunes

Poor local election results may not mean much but the president’s party base remains weak

Macron announces strict lockdown measures to be extended to whole country

Former EU chief Brexit negotiator announces ‘Patriot and European’ group

Place de la République camp dismantled as National Assembly passes ‘global security’ law

World updates: Further restrictions in Paris; record infections in Germany and Ukraine

The ‘branded Parisian’ needs to be reconstructed as ‘it’s been a long time since she’s looked like Brigitte Bardot’

City moves to ‘maximum alert’, with ban on student parties but restaurants to stay open

Municipal elections can be a poor guide to national performance

Europe Écologie Les Verts seize town halls in Besançon, Bordeaux, Lyon and Strasbourg

Sunday’s elections will be chastening after a disastrous campaign by president’s LREM

Paris, Brussels and Milan all experience significant rises in nitrogen dioxide, data shows

Covid-19 is recalibrating urban living but capitals endure as exciting laboratories

Germany warns against nationalism, as UK and France thank war-time generation

Confidence of Cédric Villani, the race’s most colourful candidate, suddenly doesn’t look misplaced