Was he going to run again in the next municipal election in Nantes, in 2026? The question was on many lips on both the left and the right. Pascal Bolo, deputy of the socialist mayor Johanna Rolland, recognized even by his adversaries for his skills as finance deputy for the City of Nantes, has decided not to reappoint. He is now deputy of the Nantes North district and vice-president of Nantes Métropole, particularly in finance.
“You have to know how to hang up”
“It's over, he declares to West France. In 2026, I will have been at town hall for twenty-nine years, whether as an employee of the mayor or an elected official. » He adds: “You have to know how to hang up, leave your place. »
The one who began working in the shadow of former mayor Jean-Marc Ayrault, with whom he remained close, says to himself ” exhausted “ by the task: “This is also why I asked to be relieved of my role as security assistant in 2022. And as I am incapable of doing things by halves, it is preferable to stop . »
“I think Johanna Rolland won’t mind”
This socialist, holding a social democratic line within the party and therefore fierce opponent of the New Popular Front, continues: “I believe that Johanna Rolland will not be displeased, due to our strategic disagreements which I have never hidden. »
Could he join or support another list, or even run against the current mayor, as some on the right secretly hope? “They will be at their expense. I have no intention of putting together a list against Johanna Rolland because, if we have differences, there is not the thickness of a cigarette paper between us on the merits. » Realistically, he puts forward another argument: “Whatever happens, there would be no political space” for his social-democratic line.
Pascal Bolo will also remain departmental advisor, “until the end of the mandate at least”.
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