Two hundred people crowded into a bistro on the Butte Montmartre, in Paris (18e arrondissement), were waiting for Edouard Philippe to pronounce THE sentence. But, this Tuesday, October 17, the former prime minister preferred to start with a good word: “Almost like Joséphine Baker, Pierre-Yves has two loves. His side [Horizons, présidé par M. Philippe] and Paris. » “Pierre-Yves” is Pierre-Yves Bournazel, a Parisian elected official for fifteen years, who knows the city like the back of his hand. Even if not all of Paris yet knows Pierre-Yves Bournazel.
Then Edouard Philippe finally blurted out: “I am certain that he has all the qualities to be a great mayor of Paris. » It thus formalizes the opening of the campaign of the first candidate declared within the presidential majority, in the capital, with a view to the municipal elections of 2026.
The calculation of Mr. Bournazel, who says ” ready “ to offer “a positive alternative” to the capital, is simple. Her ” commitment “, her “sincerity”, her “passion for this city” will be assets against other Macronist candidates. “I made the sacrifice of my approach for the collective, in 2020, by lining up behind the candidate En Marche! », who was Benjamin Griveaux, recalls the former Horizons MP. Before continuing: “It would be necessary to explain why I would not be legitimate. Why wouldn’t I be the natural candidate? Me, I am in a 100% Paris logic. »
A few weeks ago, Edouard Philippe – who is positioning himself for the 2027 presidential election – whispered to him: ” Accelerated. » Within the presidential camp, this Montmartre meeting risks quickly causing chaos in a ring already crowded by Macronist competitors with more obvious notoriety. This is particularly the case of Gabriel Attal, the most prominent member of the government this fall. To the point of appearing like the “best successor to Emmanuel Macron” in an IFOP survey published by the Sunday newspaperOctober 8. In a previous survey by the same institute, published on March 19 in Le Figarohe received the favorable opinion of 40% of Parisians to become their mayor.
Officially, Gabriel Attal is not a candidate for anything other than to fulfill his task as Minister of National Education. Unofficially, the elected official from Hauts-de-Seine has given up nothing and could run to succeed Anne Hidalgo as mayor of Paris, in 2026. Even if in “macronie”, we do not see why he would take the risks being damaged in the fire of a very uncertain municipal election. Indeed, the person concerned seems rather concerned to avoid making the slightest error which would thwart the dazzlingness of his national rise.
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