The PARC des Princes Parc file crystallizes tensions between Anne Hidalgo (mayor of Paris), Valérie Pécresse (president of the Île-de-France region) and Rachida Dati (mayor of the 7th arrondissement and future LR list at the municipal elections of 2026 in Paris). The conflict first opposes the Paris town hall to PSG. The club, wishing to acquire the park to invest heavily, comes up against the categorical refusal of Anne Hidalgo, which refuses any sale of this municipal equipment. This position blocks the club's ambitions, which threatens to leave the historic stadium. In an interview with ParisianRachida Dati did not chew her words, displaying her proximity to the capital's club during the European coronation weekend.
“”The players and the Parisians deserved more than a simple press release. You have to know how to put your resentments aside at certain times. Paris cannot not have a big football club. PSG needs a stadium up to its ambitions. But this club must stay in Paris. This is true, the Parc des Princes is dilapidated. But moving it would be a failure for Paris and the Parisians. We must be able to modernize it, enlarge it. I do not understand that the Paris town hall has broken the ties with its historic club. Whatever it is, the future mayor of Paris will have to find a way to restore confidence. Because PSG is the Parc des Princes, and the Parc des Princes is PSG!“She said. This rivalry goes beyond the simple sports framework: it crystallizes political tensions for the municipal elections of 2026, where Dati hopes to delight the town hall in Hidalgo, while Pécresse plays the card of the region against Parisian centrality.
