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Aulas Kicks Off Lyon Mayoral Run, Ethics Panel Clears FFF Role

Strict ethics rules accompany the green light to keep his FFF post during a campaign already questioned over pre‑campaign polls.

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Jean-Michel Aulas, ex-président de l'Olympique lyonnais, en 2023 à Décines.
Jean-Michel Aulas, dont la notoriété a été confirmée ces derniers mois par plusieurs sondages dont certains commandés par ses soins, a officiellement déclaré sa candidature à la mairie de Lyon jeudi, jour de conseil municipal.

Overview

  • Jean‑Michel Aulas held his first campaign meeting at Lyon’s H7, drawing roughly a thousand supporters and pitching his 'Cœur Lyonnais' movement as a pragmatic alternative to the Green-led majority.
  • He unveiled early planks including an annual referendum for residents, a first vote on creating a metropolitan police, and free public transport for people earning under €2,500 a month.
  • The FFF’s ethics council said there is no legal incompatibility between serving as Lyon’s mayor and as vice‑président délégué of the federation, but imposed conduct rules such as recusal on Lyon/OL issues and no use of FFF titles in campaign materials.
  • Despite those conditions, Le Parisien observed he still listed his FFF role in his social media biographies after announcing his candidacy.
  • Tensions escalated after Green senator Thomas Dossus alleged company funding of Aulas’ pre‑campaign polls; Aulas’ team said he paid personally and sent legal warnings to Dossus and Métropole president Bruno Bernard.