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Socialists secured key victories in major French cities, with Emmanuel Grégoire elected mayor of Paris, while Marine Le Pen’s National Rally saw mixed results. In Lyon, losing candidate Jean-Michel Aulas has filed an appeal, challenging the election results.
In the Lyon municipal elections, incumbent ecologist candidate Grégory Doucet is confirming his lead over Jean-Michel Aulas, with both candidates reaching 37.5% of the votes according to initial estimations.
Jean-Michel Aulas, former owner of Lyon's football club, has entered the mayoral race in Lyon, leading polls but facing controversy, and recently held a final campaign meeting expressing confidence.
Jean-Michel Aulas has indicated he might not serve in the opposition if he fails in the Lyon municipal elections, though his entourage has nuanced his statement.
Jean-Michel Aulas, a businessman, is campaigning for mayor in Lyon's municipal elections, successfully imposing his candidacy across a broad spectrum of political parties and capitalizing on the unpopularity of traditional party structures.
Grégory Doucet has been re-elected mayor of Lyon with 51.8% of the vote. However, losing candidate Jean-Michel Aulas has denounced 'numerous irregularities' in the ballot and introduced an appeal, challenging the election results.
A former football president as mayor of Lyon: Jean-Michel Aulas is the favorite in Sunday's municipal election.
Jean-Michel Aulas, former president of Olympique Lyonnais, has announced his intention to replace wild animals at Lyon Zoo with holograms if he is elected in the municipal elections.
Les quatre principaux candidats aux élections municipales de Lyon se sont retrouvés mardi 24 février pour un débat organisé par BFMTV en collaboration avec Le Figaro.
An exclusive poll for the municipal elections in Lyon indicates that Jean-Michel Aulas is significantly ahead in the first round, and Grégory Doucet would be defeated in all second-round scenarios.
In the Lyon metropolitan area, left-wing parties, including ecologists and La France insoumise, failed to reach an agreement for the second round of the metropolitan election, creating an opening for Jean-Michel Aulas' movement.
A new poll shows the gap narrowing between Jean-Michel Aulas and Grégory Doucet in the Lyon mayoral race, with Aulas leading at 43% to Doucet's 35% just three days before the vote.
In the Lyon municipal elections, Jean-Michel Aulas's 'civil society' lists are being criticized for reserving top positions for established local right and center politicians, despite promising 50% civil society candidates.
The four main candidates for the 2026 Lyon mayoral election, Jean-Michel Aulas, Grégory Doucet, Alexandre Dupalais, and Anaïs Belouassa-Cherifi, participated in their first debate three weeks before the first round.