[3] Lisnard became interested in politics in 1978, when he watched a debate between François Mitterrand and Raymond Barre and began imitating the pair.

[1] After studying at the Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux and the Paris-Panthéon-Assas University (master's degree in public law), Lisnard became chief of staff to Jacques Pélissard, mayor of Lons-le-Saunier.

He was endorsed by the former President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, who had visited Cannes for a concert by his wife Carla Bruni.

[4] In the first round, he took 48.8% of the vote, narrowly missing out on the majority to win outright; the second-place candidate Philippe Tabarot was also from the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).

[11] In June 2021, Lisnard launched on a national scale his party Nouvelle Énergie [fr], which he had set up upon becoming mayor in 2014.