The Mayor of Paris was first elected after the assassination of Jacques de Flesselles at the Paris City Hall on July 14, 1789. It was legendary in Paris, until the French Revolution that the city was headed by the powerful and wealthy merchants. But the death of Jacques de Flesselles brought into the emergence of the first municipality in Paris. The election of the Mayor of Paris is based on certain eligibilities like; French citizenship and 21 years of age. The process of election undergoes many ballot systems unless the final mayor is chosen with the maximum number of votes.
Paris Mayor holds a prestigious position in the government and presides over all the major ceremonies. The mayor has a strong say in all the government affairs of the state. The Mayor of Paris pledges on his election, for the integrity and unity of his state and development of the land from every aspect. Some of the well-known Mayors of Paris are Jean Sylvain Bailly, Nicolas Chambon, Jean-Nicolas Pache, Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve, Jean Tiberi, Jacques Chirac and Étienne Arago.
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Bertrand Delanoe is the Mayor of Paris since March 2001. He was elected by high popularity ratings among Parisians. Bertrand was born in 1950 in Tunis. He is a well known figure in the world of high profile social events including La Nuit Blanche and Paris Plage. His honesty and devotion for the city’s betterment was recognized by the citizens in the reforms of the Parisian transport system and building strong international relations with his home state.
Delanoe has been performing his best on the grounds of duties of the Mayor of Paris. After his election, he took every possible effective measure to control the traffic and pollution in Paris. He decreed certain laws to restrict excess of cars in the city center. The planning of traffic in Paris is an excellent instance under his guidance. He eventually aims to eliminate the motorized vehicles to lower down the pollution level and design a new tramway at south Paris by 2006. He has also excelled in the fields of land management, industrial developments and other trade affairs. Bertrand Delanoe after being the Mayor of Paris has successfully followed every step for the growth and maintenance of the state under his supervision.
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