The “disappearance” of the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, in Tahiti

It’s an absence that makes noise. The mayor of Paris has not been seen in the capital for two weeks. During a trip presented as official to New Caledonia and Polynesia from October 16 to 21, Anne Hidalgo notably went to Tahiti to visit the site which will host the surfing events for the 2024 Olympic Games. And since October 22, the former socialist presidential candidate has remained in the South Pacific on vacation. Expected return date? Next November 6.

Anne Hidalgo “goes to Tahiti to inspect the fine sandy beaches”

Three weeks of absence in total which comes at the worst time, according to the right-wing opposition. “Paris is plagued by banned demonstrations every week, with damage, with an increased risk of terrorism in the capital and what is the mayor of Paris doing? She is going to Tahiti to inspect the fine sandy beaches,” says vice -president of the Changer Paris group, David Alphand.

Beyond the relevance of this trip, Republican elected officials are wondering about its carbon footprint. The right-wing opposition also sent a written question to Anne Hidalgo to demand transparency. The mayor of Paris having remained on vacation in the South Pacific after the end of her official trip ten days ago. “We must clarify the goals and the program of the trip by distinguishing between what concerns the public part and the private part. We can still wonder if there are not a few carabistouilles behind all that,” says David Alphand .

Those around him evoke a “distressing controversy”

The entourage of the mayor of Paris denounces a “distressing controversy”. Anne Hidalgo should wait at least until November 6, the scheduled date of her return to City Hall, to respond to criticism in person.