Lyon: sudden and surprise resignation of the mayor of the most populous district

(UPDATE Tuesday May 21 at 3 p.m.: The office of the mayor of the 3rd arrondissement confirmed in an official statement the resignation of Mayor Véronique Dubois Bertrand. “Today, I decided to leave my position as Mayor. I sent my resignation to Madam Prefect today. Personal reasons motivated this choice, accepted by the Mayor of Lyon, after several weeks of discussions and reflection. I will remain a municipal councilor and metropolitan councilor, and will be involved with the 3rd district team until the end of the mandate,” she wrote in a press release).

New turmoil within the environmentalist majority of Lyon Mayor Grégory Doucet? After the dismissal of Culture Deputy Nathalie Perrin-Gilbert, we learned of the sudden and surprise resignation of the mayor of the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon, Véronique Dubois Bertrandelected in July 2020.

The elected environmentalist has headed the town hall of the most populous district of Lyon with its 102,000 inhabitants for four years. This newcomer to politics was at the head of the district which includes the very strategic Part-Dieu business district but also the Rhône prefecture, Montchat and even part of Guillotière.

A resignation at the request of Grégory Doucet?

According to our colleagues at Lyon Tribunethe mayor is expected to resign in the coming days after an exchange this weekend with Grégory Doucet.

The Lyon media evokes a resignation at the request of the mayor of Lyon, which does not deny and does not confirm the entourage of the tenant of the Town Hall withnews Lyon.

The reasons given to explain this surprise resignation would be of a personal nature but Tribune affirms that a possibility exists that Véronique Dubois Bertrand will take over from Nathalie Perrin Gilbert at central town hall to be deputy for Culture. This track, however, remains at the rumor stage.

“I am leaving with confidence because the skills are gathered in our district, in the City and in the Metropolis, to carry out our ecological project, serving the residents. A new election for district mayor, to which Marion Sessiecq, currently my first deputy, will present her candidacy, will be held at the District Council in June, to take over from my action, in continuity, until the end of the mandate”, mentioned the Town Hall of the 3rd arrondissement in its press release.

Towards a position of Culture Assistant?

The departure of the mayor of the 3rd arrondissement from her seat further fuels rumors about the replacement of Nathalie Perrin-Gilbert at Culture. The name of Audrey Hénocque, first deputy already in charge of major events, comes up insistently.

Véronique Dubois Bertrand has not yet spoken officially about her resignation. According to our information, she is currently abroad. The next municipal council meeting is scheduled to take place at the central town hall on May 30. Nathalie Perrin Gilbert, who will be officially dismissed from her position after a vote by the councilors, will speak there for the first time…

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