Mayor Hidalgo determined to steer Paris towards eco-friendly future Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo tells AFP in an exclusive interview she has endured "some very, very stormy weather" during her first mandate but wants her "experience" to ultimately benefit the people of Paris, for whom she feels "a lot of love". Hidalgo is bidding for re-election in the municipal elections of March 2020 and is looking to continue her policy of reducing traffic, and cars, in the French capital, automating more metro lines to allow them to function during the night, and pursuing AirBnB, whom she blames partly for the increase in apartment rentals in Paris. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES