00:01Sarah Knafo said she'd decided to withdraw from the race for Paris' City Hall
00:05to give the right every chance of defeating the left.
00:09The far-right Reconquête Party's candidate for mayor
00:12garnered 10.4% of the vote in the first round.
00:16I am not withdrawing for Rashida Dati personally.
00:19I am withdrawing for the sake of Paris.
00:22By withdrawing, Knafo is giving Rashida Dati a real chance of winning.
00:27Particularly after Dati allied with the centrist Pierre-Yves Bournazel after the first round of voting.
00:34I have the pleasure of announcing this evening that we have decided to combine our lists.
00:38Why? Because a majority of Parisians hope for change and a transfer of power.
00:44On the left, Emmanuel Grégoire, who came comfortably ahead in the first round,
00:49has rejected any suggestion of an alliance with the far-left candidate Sofia Chiquirou.
00:54For her part, Chiquirou has decided to remain in the running for the second round.
00:59Meaning there will be two left-wing candidates on the ballot Sunday, potentially dividing the vote.
01:06This is a serious moment, I know.
01:08But that's precisely why we need consistency, credibility and a sense of ethics.
01:13Once dominated by conservatives, Paris has had a socialist mayor since 2001.
01:19Grégoire has promised to carry on the legacy of outgoing Mayor Anne Hidalgo,
01:23such as by building more bike lanes and green spaces and improving public housing.
01:29Dati, who is soon to go on trial for graft charges she denies, has vowed to make the city cleaner
01:35and safer,
01:36giving weapons to municipal police officers and increasing video surveillance.
01:41and it's a serious battle for a thousand people waiting for the population.
01:41At the end of the party, all these people were trying to acknowledge details.
01:41That's the opportunity for them to get asked for improvements,
01:41and they don't pay for more workers in the city.
01:41And they didn't have to be able to address that's the responsibility.
01:41As one thing for this event to get,
