New Blow for LFI, Justice Cancels Municipal Elections in This Commune Near Lyon
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On Monday, 12 October, the judiciary pointed out irregularities concerning a list of municipal elections in Saint-Fons (Rhône).
This is the third similar case for "unsubmis" in the Rhône department, after the cancellation of the elections in Vaulx-en-Velin and Vénissieux for the same reasons.
On Monday 12 October 2026, the administrative court of Lyon cancelled the municipal elections of Saint-Fons, near Lyon. In issue, the nationality of a parcel factory.
This is the third similar case for the Insoumis in the Rhône department after the cancellation of the elections in Vaulx-en-Velin and Vénissieux for the same reasons.
On Monday 12 October, the Lyon Administrative Court declared the election of Hadi Mebarki, the third mayor of the Lyon metropolis, cancelled.
After Vénissieux and Vaulx-en-Velin, a third election won by LFI was cancelled in the Rhône. Manuel Bompard challenged these decisions.
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