Paris mayor Delanoë casts his vote for successor Polls in France opened on Sunday for the first round of local elections set to be a landmark for women in politics and a test for President Francois Hollande's government. In Paris, current mayor Bertrand Delanoë is likely to welcome the capital's first ever female mayor as successor, with conservative former minister Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet (NKM) vying with left-wing favourite Anne Hidalgo for one of the most high-profile roles in the country. Images of current mayor Bertrand Delanoë voting.