[8] On 23 February 2010 he was excluded from the Socialist Party following his rallying to the list led by Georges Frêche against that of the PS.

[10] The following 10 November, Christian Bourquin was elected president of the regional council, and Robert Navarro replaced Damien Alary from the post of first vice-president he had held since 2004.

[9] Suffering from cancer in the vocal cords, which he revealed himself in 2011, Damien Alary retained all of his elected functions and mandates.

[13] After the death of Christian Bourquin, on 26 August 2014, Damien Alary announced his candidacy for the presidency of the Regional Council of Languedoc-Roussillon.

[17][18] During the 2015 regional election in Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées, head of the PS list in Gard, he announced that he was leading his "last political fight".