Chosen by Laurent Wauquiez to succeed him, Fabrice Pannekoucke was officially elected president of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region this Wednesday, September 5.
The region has its new leader. Fabrice Pannekoucke, Les Républicains mayor of Moutiers (Savoie), was elected president of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region this Thursday, September 5 during a vote organized at the regional council in Lyon (Rhône).
Until now vice-president of the regional council in charge of Agriculture, Fabrice Pannekoucke was proposed by Laurent Wauquiez, now former tenant of the president’s seat. Elected deputy a few months ago, the latter had to resign after his election as deputy of Haute-Loire by virtue of the law on the non-accumulation of mandates.
A man who “knows politics”
In the region’s high authorities, the name of Fabrice Pannekoucke rang as a surprise, on the eve of his election. Laurent Wauquiez kept the secret of his choice until the last moment. The elected officials who sit within the right-wing majority were not even informed.
Like Stéphanie Pernod, first vice-president and expected to be president, who discovered it like everyone else this Wednesday during a meeting. In addition to this possibility, the name of Nicolas Daragon, mayor of Valence (Drôme), also came up in the good books. But in the end, it was the mayor of Moutiers who was chosen. For some political figures, the choice seems logical.
“He is someone who knows politics. He does not come out of nowhere,” Pierre Oliver, LR mayor of the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, reacted to BFM Lyon on Wednesday.
The elected official from Lyon also praised a “man of files and field” with “a profile very well placed with farmers”. On the political side, the trend
The 49-year-old father of five was chief of staff to Hervé Gaymard, president of the Savoie departmental council. Now elected, he will have to delve into the composition of a new executive at the regional council.
Martin Regley Journalist
