Gregory Doucet or the outgoing depression

Since the beginning of his term, the mayor of Lyon has been dealing with an unpopularity that he is struggling to reverse.

The polls keep coming and are similar for Grégory Doucet. They point to two radically different readings. In terms of voting intentions, the outgoing mayor is in the running for re-election despite the arrival of the Aulas bulldozer. He remains at the usual level of the left-wing bloc in its broadest sense (from the Socialists to the Insoumis) in Lyon, around 45%. “The people who voted for us in 2020 consider that they got their vote for themselves,” jokes Thomas Dossus, a Green senator from the Rhône who rebuilt the EÉLV party in Lyon with Grégory Doucet in the months leading up to the 2020 municipal elections. Reading the polls, the mayor of Lyon may, however, be concerned about his personal equation. It usually constitutes a strength for an incumbent. For Grégory Doucet, it could become a weakness. 58% of Lyon residents surveyed in our Ifop-Fiducial poll on the political climate one year before the municipal elections declared themselves “dissatisfied” with their mayor. This figure is up 8 points compared to a previous study dating back to the mid-term. Only 7% of those surveyed considered themselves “very satisfied” with their mayor. His 2020 voters, 76%, viewed him positively. The Cluster17 poll commissioned by Jean-Michel Aulas and the BFM TV poll confirmed Grégory Doucet's unpopularity. “His policies and current work are causing great irritation among the people of Lyon. There is a significant rejection of him personally. A bit like Anne Hidalgo in Paris. People don't appreciate his arrogance and constant self-satisfaction,” complains Thomas Rudigoz, leader of the Macronists for the municipal elections.