Various fortunes for athletes competing in municipal elections. It was in a very particular context due to the coronavirus epidemic that the first round was held on Sunday. Politically committed, sports players (some in activity but many retired) were candidates on the lists. Not all were successful …
Dhorasoo under 10%
It was one of the most publicized applications in the sports world. The former Blues midfielder Vikash Dhorasoo had embarked on the adventure of municipal elections in Paris. Candidate of rebellious France in the 18th arrondissement, the ex-Gone has not passed the 10% mark (9.3). He finishes in 4th position. In the 14th, the former rugby player from Stade Français Pierre Rabadan is in much better shape. On the list of Carine Petit, support of Anne Hidalgo, the Ile-de-France is at the head of the 1st round with 30% of the votes. Less successful, the triple Olympic medalist in the 3000m steeplechase Mahiedine Mekhissi was in 4th position on a diverse list right in Reims. With 0.84%, it is far from the mark.
Cucherat fails in Lyon
In Lyon, the prestigious career of former gymnast Yann Cucherat did not weigh heavily in the balance. At 40, the man who won two world medals and two European crowns had a lot of ambition with LREM. Despite the support of Gérard Collomb, he failed by obtaining only 14.9% of the vote, beaten by Etienne Blanc (LR-UDI) and especially by the Greens candidate Grégory Doucet (29%). In Saint Etienne’s neighbor, the former glory of the Greens Patrick Revelli will follow the second round on television. Under the LREM label, the former attacker did not even cross the 5% threshold.
Niang and Obraniak are trapped
In Marseille, two former OM players were on lists to succeed Jean-Claude Gaudin. The youngest have probably not seen play the former side of the Blues Manuel Amoros. The former Phocaean is successful since he leads the list of Martine Vassal, LR candidate. In the 15th and 16th arrondissements, Mamadou Niang did not have the same success. On the LREM list, the former Marseille striker crowned champion of France in 2010 finished in 5th position. A young retiree too and ex-member of the Dream Team RMC Sport, Ludovic Obraniak (LR) was eliminated in the first round in Lille.
Guilavogui, Capelle and Leca elected from the 1st round
Sportsmen involved in politics? Not all. Note the brilliant victory of French international Wolfsburg Josuha Guilavogui, elected in the first round in Toulon on the list of outgoing mayor LR, Hubert Falco (61%). Same plebiscite for Angers midfielder Pierrick Capelle, elected in the first round in the city of Saint-Léger-de-Linières (Maine-et-Loire) on the list of outgoing mayor Franck Poquin (“Solidarity, Ecology, Modernity for a harmonious development of Saint-Léger-de-Linières “). In Corsica, Jean-Louis Leca struck even harder. The RC Lens goalkeeper who appeared in Furiani on Pierre-Michel Simonpietri’s list was also elected in the first round with a score exceeding 80%.
Altrad still in the know in Montpellier
Finally in Montpellier, 7th city of France, the president of the MHR, Mohed Altrad remains in the race for the second round after having finished in 3rd position with 13% of the votes in front of a certain Rémi Gaillard (9%).
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