Fabrice Loher, future mayor of Lorient came out on top of a quadrangular with 35.34% of the vote on June 28. Tireless, the candidate of the union of the right, the center and the independents has long been an opposition leader in the city council.
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It was the 4th time and therefore good for Fabrice Loher.
At 53, he has just picked up the keys Lorient, socialist stronghold since 1965, city of Jean-Yves Le Drian (1981-1998). He had already run three times in municipal elections in 2001 (UDF-RPR-Liberal Democracy list), in 2008 and in 2014.
This June 28, the leader of the opposition won in favor of a quadrangular, with 35.34% of the vote, and against a background of massive abstention (36.48% of participation).
Leader of the opposition to the mayor PS Norbert Métairie who did not represent himself, this city councilor graduated from Science Po Paris who presents himself as “a child from Lorient“now heads the municipal services of Ville d’Avray, in the Hauts-de-Seine.
In the 1st round on March 15, his list “Let’s unite Lorient“came 2nd, behind environmentalist Damien Girard, with 20.80% of the vote.
Victory! Now let’s UNITE LORIENT with Fabrice LOHER #Lorient # Municipales2020 pic.twitter.com/lkiaryRVaS
– Unions Lorient with Fabrice LOHER (@UnissonsLorient) June 28, 2020
A man’s persistence paid off
Regional councilor of Brittany from 2004 to 2010, he was elected to the municipal council of Lorient since 1999 and stands for the 2020 municipal elections by publishing a program book in which he denounces in particular “the increasingly lonely governance of the outgoing mayor“.
In “A new Lorient dream“, he learns from his failure in 2014 (where he had collected 34.03% in the second round), and promises to end the logic of the system, denounces pell-mell insecurity, trafficking in certain districts, and proposes a policy for welcoming migrants combining “generosity“and”firmness“.
Economic recovery
He promises to initiate a “economic recovery strategy“, wanting to take advantage of Lorient’s maritime positioning. He also calls for more video surveillance and a strengthening of the municipal police.
Fabrice Loher notably mentioned European funds to help the finances of his city and in particular an envelope of 100 M € of European funds on which he hopes to count: “We are in a city with a high poverty rate. One in five Lorient residents live below the poverty line with a high unemployment rate. We must act quickly and strongly, because in addition the crisis will worsen the situation. The economic actors of the territory are ready to take up the challenge with us“.
Fabrice Loher on the set of France 3 Brittany for the debate on the city of Lorient
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