The battle to win the hearts of Parisians and preside over France's capital from the opulent city hall, has been nasty, and unpredictable.
Parisians have been dished up a sex video scandal that triggered the surprise withdrawal of the candidate for President Emmanuel Macron's party, a last-minute replacement and mud-slinging about the filth of
Paris streets, bedbugs and rats.
As Sunday’s first round of municipal
elections approaches, voters have been left to contemplate the underbelly of the City of Light.