2026 Lyon municipal election

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2026 Lyon municipal election
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15 March 2026 (first round)
22 March 2026 (second round)
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All 73 members of the Municipal Council
37 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Candidate Grégory Doucet Jean-Michel Aulas Anaïs Belouassa-Cherifi
Party LÉ–EELV DVD LFI
 Fourth party
 
CandidateAlexandre Dupalais
Party UDR
Mayor before election

Grégory Doucet
LÉ–EELV

Elected Mayor

TBD

The 2026 Lyon municipal election is scheduled to take place on March 15, 2026 to elect the Mayor of Lyon and the Municipal Council of Lyon, with an eventual runoff on March 22. This election follows the tenure of Grégory Doucet, mayor of Lyon since 2020, who is running for a second term. The election is expected to be highly competitive, with Jean-Michel Aulas being a clear front-runner.

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Background

Grégory Doucet, a member of The Ecologists (LE), was first elected mayor in 2020. LFI, that was part of his majority at the beginning, split away and LFI member Anaïs Belouassa-Cherifi announced his intention to challenge the mayor, who is running for reelection. Pierre Oliver was initially candidate for The Republicans (LR). A deal was later made between Jean-Michel Aulas, Oliver and Laurent Wauquiez with LR endorsing Aulas for mayor and Aulas taking LR members on his list. Aulas also got the support of centre-right parties Renaissance (RE) and Horizons (HOR). The National Rally (RN) decided to support Alexandre Dupalais, who is a member of the Union of the Right for the Republic (UDR).

Electoral system and context

The 2026 election will be influenced by ongoing discussions about electoral reform in Lyon. [1] President Macron has proposed that mayors in Paris, Lyon, and Marseille be elected by direct universal suffrage rather than by an electoral college of city councilors, a system currently viewed as "anti-democratic" by some candidates.

Candidates

The Ecologists

Doucet is also supported by PS, PCF and PP.

Miscellaneous right

Aulas is also supported by LR, RE, HOR, UDI and MoDem.

La France Insoumise

Union of the Right for the Republic

Dupalais is also supported by RN.

Candidates by arrondissments

Campaign

In November 2025, Grégory Doucet proposed a debate to Jean-Michel Aulas, who is the front-runner in the polls. Aulas refused and asked for an independent audit to be conducted on Doucet's mayoralty first.

Polling

First round

Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
size		Briday
LO 		Mizony
NPA-R 		Belouassa-Cherifi
LFI 		Doucet
LE 		Perrin-Gilbert
DVG 		Képénékian
DVC 		Aulas
DVD 		Dupalais
UDR
OpinionWay12-19 Jan 2026605<1%3%8%25%3%4%47%10%
OpinionWay8-12 Dec 2025600<1%2%9%25%4%4%46%10%
Ifop1-5 Nov 2025809——9%27%4%7%47%6%
OpinionWay15-20 Oct 20256021%—10%24%7%3%47%8%
Verian17-30 Sep 2025816——15%23%7%—47%8%

Second round

Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
size		 Doucet
LE 		Aulas
DVD 		Dupalais
UDR
OpinionWay12-19 Jan 202660537%53%10%
OpinionWay8-12 Dec 202560040%60%—
Ifop1-5 Nov 202580939%61%—
Verian17-30 Sep 202581639%61%—

Results

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond roundSeats
Votes%Votes%Nb.+/-
Delphine Briday LO
Raphaëlle Mizony NPA-R
Anaïs Belouassa-Cherifi LFI
Grégory Doucet LE-PS-PCF-PP
Nathalie Perrin-Gilbert PRG
Georges Képénékian DVC
Jean-Michel Aulas LR-RE-HOR-UDI-MoDem
Alexandre Dupalais UDR-RN
Registered voters100,00100,00
Abstention
Total votes
Blank or invalid votes
Valid votes

References

  1. ↑ Thompson, Hannah (10 April 2025). "Local election rule changes in France and why you may have a new mayor in 2026". www.connexionfrance.com. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
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