Métropole de Lyon : "candidate" in 2026, Sarselli wears his costume as the first opponent of the greens - Lyon Capitale

Not yet confirmed, the candidacy of Jean-Michel Aulas, in Lyon, against environmentalist Grégory Doucet in 2026 already panics the pre-campaign, one year from the election. Mediacités deciphers what the frantic entry of the former boss of OL into the political game is the symptom.

One year after the metropolitan election of 2026, the mayor of Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon tried to exist in the media, while the hypothesis of a candidacy of Jean-Michel Aulas in the municipal elections in Lyon focused media attention. Appointed in February as the leader of the Republicans for the metropolitan election, Véronique Sarselli is now asserting himself as the official "candidate" of his political family to face outgoing President Bruno Berna…