Socialist Emmanuel Gregoire won the second round of the Paris mayoral election, succeeding Anne Hidalgo as the new mayor of the French capital.

"Tonight a concrete vision for Paris won," Gregoire said after the results were announced. He rode his bicycle to City Hall to mark the occasion.

Gregoire pledged that the city would be the "heart of resistance" against right-wing coalitions ahead of the next presidential elections.

Marine Le Pen's far-right party had mixed results across the approximately 1,500 French municipalities that held elections. The party made gains in Nice but suffered losses in Marseille, Nimes, and Toulon.