How to elect a green mayor

In the 2014 French municipal elections, Eric Piolle of the Europe Ecologie les Verts (EELV) party won the mayoralty of Grenoble with 40% of the vote in the second round. This victory is highlighted as a significant achievement for French ecologists, as it occurred without the support of the Socialist Party. The document attributes the success to a long history of ecological activism in Grenoble, a comprehensive program featuring 120 precise measures, and a coalition that included the Parti de Gauche. Piolle's victory allows him to govern without Socialist Party councillors due to the French electoral system's majority bonus.

• Eric Piolle became the mayor of Grenoble in 2014, making it the largest French city to ever elect a Green mayor, with a population of 160,000 inhabitants.
• The victory in Grenoble was achieved through a coalition called "Grenoble – une ville pour tous (a city for everyone)" which included various ecological and citizen groups and the Parti de Gauche, presenting a program of 120 specific measures to create an "ecological and social shield".
• The election results showed a significant lead for the Green list; in the first round, Eric Piolle led with 29.4% against the socialist candidate's 25.3%, and in the second round, Piolle won with 40% compared to 27.4% for the socialist candidate.
• Grenoble's success is rooted in a long history of political ecology, including a 1977 election where an ecological list won 9.13% of the vote and significant local protests against the Creys-Malville nuclear plant.
• Following the election, early governance measures by Eric Piolle included cancelling pay raises for municipal elected officials and selling the city's expensive video-surveillance system.

APA

Monange, B. (2014). How to elect a green mayor. Green European Journal. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/how-to-elect-a-green-mayor/

Chicago

Monange, Benoit. How to elect a green mayor. Green European Journal, 2014. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/how-to-elect-a-green-mayor/.

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BibTeX

@techreport{monange2014how, author = {Monange, Benoit}, title = {{How to elect a green mayor}}, institution = {Green European Journal}, year = {2014}, month = apr, url = {https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/how-to-elect-a-green-mayor/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }