US EditionFormer Lyon Football Club Chief Aulas Outlines Vision for City as Mayor
Jean-Michel Aulas, backed by multiple political parties, aims to succeed the incumbent mayor in Lyon's March 2026 municipal election with a campaign focused on safety and local pride.
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Jean-Michel Aulas officially launched his campaign for the municipalities of March 2026, this Friday evening at the H7, in the district of Confluence. In front of more than a thousand people, the former president of the Lyon Olympian claimed to want to embody "the candidate of civil society", carried by his movement "Cœur Lyonnais".
A millionaire and cunning corporate leader, the 76-year-old former President of Olympique Lyon, embarks on the Lyon municipal battle against the outgoing ecologist mayor. At the head of a union of the right and macroists, the "candidate of civil society" will have to make a place among his allies.
Former Lyon football club chief Aulas outlines vision for city as mayor
Jean-Michel Aulas, the former president of the Lyon-based football outfit Olympique Lyonnais, officially announced his candidacy on Thursday to become mayor of the city in a letter sent to potential voters.
The former boss of OL Jean-Michel Aulas formalized his candidacy to the Lyon City Hall on Thursday in a letter sent to the Lyonnais. He will hold his first campaign meeting on Friday at the H7.
Jean-Michel Aulas, the former iconic president of the Lyon Olympic Group, has already announced his candidacy for the Lyon City Hall a few weeks ago.
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