Overview
- Blanco, 67, formally announced his candidacy on December 4, saying Biarritz has fractured and lost its direction over the past decade.
- He will head a sans‑étiquette slate titled "Mon équipe c’est Biarritz," with a campaign website live and the full team to be unveiled in the coming weeks.
- The former France fullback and veteran rugby administrator will challenge incumbent mayor Maider Arosteguy of Les Républicains in the March 2026 municipal elections.
- He urges an end to "improvisation" on the contested Aguilera site and sets priorities of rigorous financial management, an assumed ecological transition, and close-to-residents democratic practice.
- His profile mixes high‑level sporting leadership with business setbacks, including the 2020 court‑ordered liquidation of his holding company.