[6] During the municipal elections of 2020, his list won outright in the first round with 58.3% of the votes, securing his re-election as mayor on May 26.
[8] However, according to the law stating that the most recent mandate obtained (in his case, that of a deputy) takes precedence, Olivier Hoarau resigned from his mayoral position at the same time and was re-elected by the municipal council of Le Port on July 15.
[9][10] In October 2020, Olivier Hoarau announced his candidacy for the 2021 regional elections in La Réunion.
[11] On February 4, 2021, he was placed under investigation for corruption and money laundering related to the extension project of the Cap Sacré Cœur shopping center.
[12] He simultaneously left the party For Réunion and announced that he would continue his candidacy in the regional elections.