Gérard Collomb re-elected mayor of Lyon in the first round of voting

Gérard Collomb was re-elected mayor of Lyon in the first round of voting by 41 votes against 8 for Denis Broliquier, centrist mayor of the 2nd arrondissement. There were 10 blank votes and 13 abstentions.

This is the upset political calendar. In a few weeks, the history of Lyon precipitated. She first registered at the Elysée with the spectacular resignation of Gérard Collomb from the Ministry of the Interior, immediately followed by the resignation of Georges Képénékian, who succeeded him as mayor of Lyon in 2017. , Gérard Collomb must resume his seat as mayor. But the context has changed since his departure for Paris.

His return to business marks a new period. He is officially a candidate for the municipal elections of 2020. But he has already announced that he will not claim the label of the “Republic on the move” to achieve a large rally around his candidacy. Beginning of the great maneuvers around the Metropolis, where the mayor of Lyon no longer sits as a simple adviser.

So the election campaign is on. On the right, two men have already officially announced their ambitions. Etienne Blanc, first, official candidate of the Republicans, first vice-president of the Region and right arm of Laurent Wauquiez. He is running for mayor of Lyon. And then Pascal Blache, diverse-right mayor of the 6th arrondissement, who says he wants to go it alone on behalf of civil society. And who has not yet chosen between the town hall and the metropolis.

On the left, nothing definite yet. But the federation of the Socialist Party already rules out any rapprochement with Gérard Collomb. Just like the ecologists who also dismiss this perspective from the outset.

The extraordinary municipal council of November 5, which we have allowed you to follow live here, has made it possible to see more clearly in the subtle and changing combinations of the political game of Lyon.

Follow our live:

8:33 a.m.: Gérard Collomb enters the council chamber. He smiles and exchanges a few words with David Kimelfeld, President of the Metropolis.

8:39 a.m.: The oldest member of the meeting opens the meeting and reads the regulatory voting procedures.

8:42 a.m.: Laurence Croizier (UDI and related), joins the municipal council to replace Georges Fenech, who has resigned.

8:45 a.m.: A roll call is taken by the elected officials present. 70 municipal councilors are present. The quorum, fixed at 37 elected members, is reached.

8:54 a.m.: Gérard Collomb officially presents his candidacy in the required terms.

8:55 am: The centrist Denis Broliquier, mayor of the 2nd arrondissement, is in turn a candidate for the post of mayor.

8:57 am: There are two candidates. It is specified that the candidatures are not accompanied by any debate or explanation of vote.

9:02 a.m.: Roll call of elected officials who vote in turn

9:22 a.m.: Voting is closed. Several opposition politicians, including Dominique Nachury and Stéphane Guilland (Les Républicains), did not participate in the vote.

9:27 a.m.: The counting is in progress.

9:33 am: The counting is completed.

9:42 am: Gérard Collomb is re-elected mayor of Lyon by an absolute majority. He got 41 votes.

9:43 am: Denis Broliquier, centrist mayor of the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon obtained 8 votes.

9:45 am: 59 voters. There were 13 abstentions and 10 blank votes.

9:46 a.m.: Gérard Collomb takes the floor to thank Georges Képénékian, who has given up his place to him, and David Kimelfeld, president of the Métropole de Lyon.

9h47 : G. Collomb : “Our majority is diverse but we have the same desire to carry the general interest (…)”

9h50 : G. Collomb : “With David Kimelfeld, there will be no difficulty in working together. The city of Lyon represents the heart of our metropolis but the limits do not stop at one arrondissement. (…). We will work calmly with the desire to build our metropolis more actively”.

9h54 : G. Collomb: “I have devoted my whole life to the city of Lyon not out of an immoderate taste for power but because we had to carry a vision (…) We are carrying out a project to build a city where we are happy to live together We talk a lot about “living together”. But we build it too little in reality. We must pay attention to the Other.”

9h 59: G. Collomb : “The climate challenge: We must ensure that our mobility is even more decarbonized. (…) We will be able to invest in the next mandates 1.9 billion euros in our public transport with facilitated services (.. .) We have to go even further with our public transport”.

10:02 am: G. Collomb defends “a greener city”, “the reform of distribution circuits and short circuits”.

10h07 : G. Collomb : “We have a majority at the service of Lyon, at the service of the people of Lyon for the next 18 months” . End of a very applauded speech.

10:09 a.m.: Christophe Boudot speaks on behalf of the National Rally. He is ironic about the return of Gérard Collomb to Lyon since his resignation from the Ministry of the Interior.

10:12 a.m .: He salutes the foresight of the Minister of the Interior during his transfer of power over the lost districts of the Republic. “You told the truth (…) Violence gave way to hyperviolence. Communitarianism has become encysted”.

10:19 am: Nathalie Perrin Gilbert, mayor (Various left) of the 1st arrondissement, denounces “the comedy of power and the sham of democracy” of this election. She explains why Gérard Collomb should not have represented himself: “You have held all the mandates and functions of the Republic”. She denounces her “confiscatory logic” power.

10:23 a.m.: Nathalie Perrin-Gilbert addresses David Kimelfeld: “The mayor of Lyon is not ready to let go of the metropolis. He has already written your speech to you”

10:26 am: Denis Broliquier, centrist mayor of the 2nd arrondissement, only declared rival of Gérard Collomb. In the name of the “Independents”, he denounces the lack of transparency of the ballot: “Fear of reprisals dominated this election”.

10:30 a.m. : “The passage under the golds of the Republic has turned your head (…) The conditions of your return do not bode well for our city. We fear your authoritarian return to Lyon” (…) We will have to decentralize . You haven’t done anything about it.”

10:36 am: Stéphane Guilland speaks on behalf of the opposition group Les Républicains “Together for Lyon”. He denounces “le sketch ridicule” of the fourth election of Gérard Collomb: “You played with the institutions of the Republic”.

10:44 am: Stéphane Guilland underlines the contradictions of Gérard Collomb in his management “little arm” et “empty promises” during his successive terms. “We cannot, in politics, say everything, and do the opposite…”

10:53 a.m.: Ms. Chevalier speaks on behalf of the Ecologie-Les Verts group to explain her position:

“We did not participate in the mayoral election. We voted for you in 2014 as part of a technical agreement. But since then, you have become Minister of the Interior. The EELV group believes that Gérard Collomb has failed in its duties with its law “Asylum and immigration” contrary to humanism “and not only the humanism of Lyon”. “In addition, she explains, you have taken a stand for the richest and supported a policy who has done little for the environment”.

10:57 a.m.: Ms. Rabatelle takes the floor on behalf of the “Gauche solidaire” group. It reaffirms its support for the policy initiated by Gérard Collomb: “We have been engaged since 2014. We want to continue to finalize the commitments of the mandate despite our differences at the national level. We appreciate the development of social housing and the policy for the energy transition.”

11:04 am: Jean-Yves Sécheresse, on behalf of the PS group, reaffirms his support for the policy of Gérard Collomb and “the municipal executive”.

11:40 am: Election of the municipal executive. Georges Képénékian takes over as first deputy mayor.

Here is the new municipal executive:

1) Georges Képénekian -1er adjoint au maire –
2) Karine Dognin-Sauze
3) Richard Brumm
4) Zorah Ait-Maten
5) Jean-Yves Drought
6) Nicole Gay
7) Guy Corrazzol
8) Fouzia Bouzerda
9) Loic Graber
10) Anne-Sophie Condemine
11) Alain Giordano
12) Blandine Reynaud
13) Gerard Claisse
14) Francoise Rivoire
15) Jean-Dominique Durand
16) Therese Rabatel
17) Michel LeFaou
18) Douia Besson
19) Yann Cucherat
20) Sandrine Frih
21 Charles -Franck Levy

The attributions of the delegations will not be communicated for a few days.

Review in full the extraordinary municipal council of November 5, 2018: