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EspañolFRENCH REGIONAL ELECTIONS, 2004
'Regional elections' were held in France on March 21 and March 28, 2004. At stake were the presidencies of each of France's 26 ''régions'', which, though they don't have legislative autonomy, manage sizeable budgets. The results were a triumph for the parties of the left, led by the French Socialist Party (PS) in alliance with minor parties including the French Communist Party (PCF), the Left Radical Party (PRG) and the Greens (Les Verts). The left has usually fared moderately well in regional elections, but this was their best result since the regional system was introduced.
The left won control of 20 of the 22 regions of metropolitan France, defeating the parties of the mainstream right, the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) and the Union for French Democracy (UDF), and the extreme right National Front (FN). The results are seen as a major setback for President Jacques Chirac and (then) Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin.
The first round was held on March 21. Since no candidate gained a majority in any region, a second round was held on March 28, in which only candidates who polled more than 10% in the first round were eligible to run (except in Corsica, where the threshold is 5%). Votes for minor parties have been consolidated. Incumbents are shown with an asterisk.
''See Alsace Regional Council''
Conservative Alsace is one of only two regions retained by the right.
Aquitaine is a traditional stronghold of the left.
The former President of France, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, was seeking a fourth term as President of Auvergne.
The left have never before won control of Lower Normandy.
Burgundy returns to its usual left-wing loyalty. It is suspected that incumbent Jean-Pierre Soisson was punished for his coalition with the Front National.
''See also: Bretagne Regional Council''
Normally conservative Brittany is captured by the left.
The left retains control of this region. Sapin replaces the retiring incumbent Alain Rafesthain.
The left captures usually conservative Champagne-Ardenne.
Conservative Corsica is the right's only success apart from Alsace.
The left retakes Franche-Comté.
The left retains its traditional hold on Upper Normandy.
The left retains control of Île-de-France, the region surrounding Paris and gets a comfortable majority. Huchon previously could not rely on a majority.
The left re-establishes its usual dominance of Languedoc-Roussillon.
The left retains control of Limousin, with Denanot succeeding the retiring incumbent Robert Savy.
The left captures Lorraine.
The left retain its traditional dominance of Midi-Pyrénées.
Nord-Pas-de-Calais is also a stronghold of the left.
The right loses the normally conservative Pays de la Loire region. Fillon was the candidate of the right in succession to the retiring Jean-Luc Harousseau.
The left captures the Picardie region following the retirement of incumbent Charles Baur.
Poitou-Charentes, is a region where right and left are traditionally with equality and home region of Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, falls to the left.
The left retains control of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Jean-Marie Le Pen, who intended to run in this region, was disqualified because he did not fulfill the legal conditions: he neither lived there, nor was registered as a taxpayer there.
The left captures the usually conservative Rhône-Alpes region.
★ Conseil régional
★ Election-Politique Regional Elections since 1986 (in french)
The left won control of 20 of the 22 regions of metropolitan France, defeating the parties of the mainstream right, the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) and the Union for French Democracy (UDF), and the extreme right National Front (FN). The results are seen as a major setback for President Jacques Chirac and (then) Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin.
Results by region
The first round was held on March 21. Since no candidate gained a majority in any region, a second round was held on March 28, in which only candidates who polled more than 10% in the first round were eligible to run (except in Corsica, where the threshold is 5%). Votes for minor parties have been consolidated. Incumbents are shown with an asterisk.
Alsace
The presidencies of France's 22 metropolitain regions and 4 overseas regions. Réunion is controlled by the PCF, Martinique by the MIM, Guadeloupe and Guyana by PS/PSG
''See Alsace Regional Council''
| Candidate | Party | Votes (Round One) | % (Round One) | Votes (Round Two) | % (Round Two) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrien Zeller ''(incumbent)'' | UMP | 225,193 | 34.06% | 299,353 | 43.56% |
| Jacques Bigot | PS/Verts | 133,038 | 20.12% | 236,709 | 34.44% |
| Patrick Binder | FN | 122,860 | 18.58% | 151,187 | 22.00% |
| Robert Spieler | Alsace d'abord | 62,253 | 9.42% | - | - |
| Antoine Waechter | MEI | 48.949 | 7.40% | - | - |
| Alfred Wahl | PCF/PRG/MRC | 24,692 | 3.73% | - | - |
| Patrick Merck | Divers | 23,540 | 3.56% | - | - |
| Françoise Ruch | LCR/LO | 20,004 | 3.03% | - | - |
| Pascale Grauss | Federalist Party | 578 | 0.09% | - | - |
| 'Total' | 661,107 | 100,00% | 687,249 | 100,00% |
Regional Council
| Party/Alliance | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMP | 20 | +1 | |
| PS | 8 | +3 | |
| FN | 8 | -5 | |
| UDF | 7 | +7 | |
| Les Verts | 4 | +4 | |
| Divers Gauche | 0 | -4 | |
| Divers | 0 | -3 | |
| Far-right | 0 | -2 | |
| Independent Ecologist Movement | 0 | -1 | |
Conservative Alsace is one of only two regions retained by the right.
Aquitaine
| Candidate | Party | First round | % | Second round | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| François Bayrou | UDF | 215,796 | 16.1 | - | - |
| Jacques Colombier | FN | 153,859 | 11.4 | 164,047 | 11.7 |
| Xavier Darcos | UMP | 247,232 | 18.4 | 469,382 | 33.5 |
| Alain Rousset ★ | PS-Verts | 516,392 | 38.4 | 769,583 | 54.8 |
| Others | - | 210,635 | 15.7 | - | - |
| Total | - | 1,343,904 | - | 1,403,012 | - |
Regional Council
| Party/Alliance | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS/DVG | 46 | +5 | |
| UMP | 11 | -17 | |
| UDF | 10 | +10 | |
| Les Verts | 9 | +9 | |
| FN | 7 | -2 | |
| PRG | 2 | +2 | |
| CPNT | 0 | -8 | |
Aquitaine is a traditional stronghold of the left.
Auvergne
| Candidate | Party | First round | % | Second round | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Joël Bonté | PS | 167,451 | 28.2 | 332,958 | 52.6 |
| Louis de Condé | FN | 56,889 | 9.6 | - | - |
| Valéry Giscard d'Estaing ★ | UDF-UMP | 215,903 | 36.4 | 299,438 | 47.3 |
| Others | - | 153,155 | 25.8 | - | - |
| Total | - | 593,398 | - | 632,386 | - |
Regional Council
| Party/Alliance | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 18 | -2 | |
| UMP/UDF | 17 | -5 | |
| PCF | 7 | +7 | |
| Les Verts | 5 | +5 | |
| FN | 0 | -4 | |
| Divers Gauche | 0 | -1 | |
The former President of France, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, was seeking a fourth term as President of Auvergne.
Basse-Normandie
| Candidate | Party | First round | % | Second round | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe Duron | PS-PCF | 143,095 | 23.9 | 297,291 | 46.2 |
| René Garrec ★ | UDF-UMP | 172,050 | 28.7 | 257,297 | 40.0 |
| Fernand Le Rachinel | FN | 83,742 | 14.0 | 88,618 | 13.8 |
| Others | - | 199,659 | 33.3 | - | - |
| Total | - | 598,546 | - | 643,206 | - |
Regional Council
| Party/Alliance | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMP/UDF | 17 | -3 | |
| PS | 15 | -2 | |
| Les Verts | 7 | +7 | |
| FN | 5 | -1 | |
| PCF | 4 | +7 | |
| MRC | 2 | +5 | |
| FN | 0 | -4 | |
| CPNT | 0 | -2 | |
| Divers Droite | 0 | -2 | |
The left have never before won control of Lower Normandy.
Bourgogne
| Candidate | Party | First round | % | Second round | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Jaboulet-Vercherre | FN | 105,270 | 15.8 | 108,124 | 15.4 |
| François Patriat | PS-PCF-Verts | 240,451 | 36.0 | 369,322 | 52.5 |
| Jean-Pierre Soisson ★ | UMP | 145,426 | 21.8 | 226,128 | 32.1 |
| Others | - | 176,626 | 26.4 | - | - |
| Total | - | 667,773 | - | 703,574 | - |
Regional Council
| Party/Alliance | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 25 | +2 | |
| UMP/UDF | 14 | -6 | |
| Les Verts | 7 | +7 | |
| PCF | 6 | +6 | |
| FN | 5 | -4 | |
| Divers | 1 | +7 | |
| Divers Droite | 2 | -2 | |
| Divers Gauche | 0 | -1 | |
| CPNT | 0 | -2 | |
Burgundy returns to its usual left-wing loyalty. It is suspected that incumbent Jean-Pierre Soisson was punished for his coalition with the Front National.
Bretagne
''See also: Bretagne Regional Council''
| Candidate | Party | Votes (Round One) | % (Round One) | Votes (Round Two) | % (Round Two) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Yves Le Drian | PS/PCF/PRG | 521,980 | 38,48% | 841,004 | 58,79% |
| Josselin de Rohan ''(incumbent)'' | UMP | 347,221 | 25,60% | 589,625 | 41,21% |
| Bruno Joncour | UDF | 150,050 | 11,06% | - | - |
| Pascale Loget | Les Verts/UDB | 131,521 | 9,70% | - | - |
| Brigitte Neveux | FN | 114,883 | 8,47% | - | - |
| Françoise Dubu | LCR/LO | 64,805 | 4,78% | - | - |
| Lionel David | MNR | 25,992 | 1,92% | - | - |
| 'Total' | 1,356,460 | 100,00% | 1,430,611 | 100,00% |
Regional Council
| Party/Alliance | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 40 | +6 | |
| UMP | 17 | -14 | |
| UDF | 8 | +8 | |
| Les Verts | 7 | +7 | |
| PCF | 7 | +7 | |
| Divers | 4 | +4 | |
| FN | 0 | -7 | |
| Far-left | 0 | -3 | |
| GE | 0 | -1 | |
| CPNT | 0 | -1 | |
Normally conservative Brittany is captured by the left.
Centre
| Candidate | Party | First round | % | Second round | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacqueline Gourault | UDF | 135,779 | 13.7 | - | - |
| Michel Sapin | PS | 378,235 | 38.1 | 517,987 | 49.1 |
| Jean Verdon | FN | 173,651 | 17.5 | 173,460 | 16.5 |
| Serge Vinçon | UMP | 205,262 | 20.7 | 362,382 | 34.4 |
| Others | - | 98,433 | 9.9 | - | - |
| Total | - | 991,360 | - | 1,053,829 | - |
Regional Council
| Party/Alliance | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 25 | -8 | |
| UMP | 13 | -15 | |
| PCF | 13 | +13 | |
| FN | 9 | -4 | |
| Les Verts | 8 | +8 | |
| UDF | 7 | +7 | |
| PRG | 2 | +2 | |
| Far-left | 0 | -1 | |
| Divers Droite | 0 | -1 | |
| CPNT | 0 | -1 | |
The left retains control of this region. Sapin replaces the retiring incumbent Alain Rafesthain.
Champagne-Ardenne
| Candidate | Party | First round | % | Second round | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Paul Bachy | PS | 141,189 | 27.9 | 228,622 | 41.9 |
| Charles de Courson | UDF | 56,105 | 11.1 | - | - |
| Jean-Claude Étienne ★ | UMP | 134,602 | 26.7 | 217,322 | 39.8 |
| Bruno Subtil | FN | 99,576 | 19.7 | 99,766 | 18.3 |
| Others | - | 129,519 | 25.6 | - | - |
| Total | - | 504,886 | - | 545,710 | - |
Regional Council
| Party/Alliance | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 22 | +5 | |
| UMP | 14 | -3 | |
| PCF | 6 | +6 | |
| FN | 6 | -3 | |
| UDF | 4 | +4 | |
| Divers Droite | 0 | -3 | |
| Far-left | 0 | -1 | |
| CPNT | 0 | -1 | |
| Ecologists | 0 | -1 | |
The left captures usually conservative Champagne-Ardenne.
Corse
| Candidate | Party | First round | % | Second round | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camille de Rocca-Serra | UMP | 20,155 | 14.6 | 35,627 | 25.0 |
| Dominique Bucchini | PCF | 9,147 | 6.6 | 11,808 | 8.3 |
| Paul Giacobbi | Center-Left | 14,477 | 10.5 | 21,562 | 15.2 |
| Olivier Martinelli | FN | 6,181 | 4.5 | - | - |
| Simon Renucci | Center-Left | 8,018 | 5.8 | 11,025 | 7.7 |
| José Rossi ★ | Center-Right | 8,804 | 6.4 | 11,092 | 7.8 |
| Émile Zuccarelli | PRG-PS | 17,906 | 13.0 | 26,434 | 18.6 |
| Others | - | 53,501 | 38.7 | - | - |
| Total | - | 138,189 | - | 142,200 | - |
Regional Council
| Party/Alliance | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Divers Gauche | 24 | +19 | |
| UMP/Divers Droite | 19 | +2 | |
| Unione Naziunale (Nationalists) | 8 | +/- 0 | |
| PS | 0 | -11 | |
| Moderates | 0 | -3 | |
Conservative Corsica is the right's only success apart from Alsace.
Franche-Comté
| Candidate | Party | First round | % | Second round | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Forni | PS | 146,555 | 31.3 | 240,177 | 46.7 |
| Jean-François Humbert ★ | UMP | 116,354 | 24.8 | 185,757 | 36.1 |
| Sophie Montel | FN | 87,498 | 18.7 | 88,134 | 17.1 |
| Others | - | 118,097 | 25.2 | - | - |
| Total | - | 468,504 | - | 514,068 | - |
Regional Council
| Party/Alliance | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 20 | +4 | |
| UMP | 12 | -4 | |
| FN | 8 | -1 | |
| Les Verts | 6 | +6 | |
| Divers Gauche | 0 | -1 | |
| CPNT | 0 | -1 | |
The left retakes Franche-Comté.
Haute-Normandie
| Candidate | Party | First round | % | Second round | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominique Chaboche | FN | 115,183 | 15.9 | 113,013 | 14.6 |
| Alain Le Vern ★ | PS | 281,314 | 38.9 | 408,163 | 52.7 |
| Antoine Rufenacht | UMP | 153,089 | 21.1 | 253,480 | 32.7 |
| Others | - | 174,265 | 24.1 | - | - |
| Total | - | 723,851 | - | 774,656 | - |
Regional Council
| Party/Alliance | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 22 | -1 | |
| UMP | 8 | -11 | |
| Les Verts | 7 | +7 | |
| PCF | 7 | +7 | |
| FN | 6 | -4 | |
| UDF | 6 | +6 | |
| Divers Droite | 1 | +1 | |
| Far-left | 0 | -2 | |
| CPNT | 0 | -1 | |
The left retains its traditional hold on Upper Normandy.
Île-de-France
| Candidate | Party | First round | % | Second round | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-François Copé | UMP | 908,275 | 24.8 | 1,593,559 | 40.7 |
| Jean-Paul Huchon ★ | PS-Verts-PRG | 1,170,444 | 31.9 | 1,922,546 | 49.1 |
| Marine Le Pen | FN | 448,987 | 12.3 | 395,481 | 10.1 |
| André Santini | UDF | 590,543 | 16.1 | - | - |
| Others | - | 545,116 | 14.9 | - | - |
| Total | - | 3,663,365 | - | 3,991,586 | - |
Regional Council
| Party/Alliance | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 64 | -22 | |
| UMP | 38 | -41 | |
| Les Verts | 29 | +29 | |
| UDF | 26 | +26 | |
| PCF | 24 | +24 | |
| FN | 15 | -21 | |
| MRC | 7 | +7 | |
| PRG | 6 | +6 | |
| Divers Droite | 0 | -4 | |
| Far-left | 0 | -3 | |
| Ecology Generation | 0 | -1 | |
The left retains control of Île-de-France, the region surrounding Paris and gets a comfortable majority. Huchon previously could not rely on a majority.
Languedoc-Roussillon
| Candidate | Party | First round | % | Second round | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Blanc ★ | UMP | 258,287 | 24.3 | 373,844 | 33.1 |
| George Frèche | PS-Verts-PCF | 373,214 | 36.3 | 577,798 | 51.2 |
| Alain Jamet | FN | 183,031 | 17.2 | 177,568 | 15.7 |
| Others | - | 251,458 | 23.6 | - | - |
| Total | - | 1,065,990 | - | 1,129,210 | - |
Regional Council
| Party/Alliance | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS/PRG | 26 | -5 | |
| UMP | 11 | -8 | |
| PCF | 10 | +10 | |
| FN | 8 | -5 | |
| Les Verts | 7 | +7 | |
| Divers | 5 | +5 | |
| Divers Droite | 0 | -3 | |
| CPNT | 0 | -1 | |
The left re-establishes its usual dominance of Languedoc-Roussillon.
Limousin
| Candidate | Party | First round | % | Second round | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Archer | UMP | 79,531 | 23.3 | 132,044 | 38.0 |
| Jean-Paul Denanot | PS-PRG-PCF | 140,217 | 41.1 | 215,612 | 62.0 |
| Patricia Gibeau | FN | 31,736 | 9.3 | - | - |
| Others | - | 89,362 | 26.2 | - | - |
| Total | - | 340,846 | - | 347,656 | - |
Regional Council
| Party/Alliance | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 19 | -5 | |
| UMP | 10 | -4 | |
| PCF | 6 | +6 | |
| Les Verts | 3 | +3 | |
| UDF | 2 | +2 | |
| Coalition pour une Alternative Progressiste | 2 | +2 | |
| Divers Gauche-Ecologist | 1 | +1 | |
| FN | 0 | -3 | |
| Divers | 0 | -1 | |
| CPNT | 0 | -1 | |
The left retains control of Limousin, with Denanot succeeding the retiring incumbent Robert Savy.
Lorraine
| Candidate | Party | First round | % | Second round | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thierry Gourlot | FN | 152,660 | 17.6 | 162,971 | 17.3 |
| Nathalie Griesbeck | UDF | 75,609 | 8.7 | - | - |
| Gérard Longuet ★ | UMP | 192,157 | 22.1 | 322,446 | 34.2 |
| Jean-Pierre Masseret | PS-PCF-Verts | 253,626 | 29.2 | 457,350 | 48.5 |
| Others | - | 194,040 | 22.3 | - | - |
| Total | - | 868,092 | - | 942,767 | - |
Regional Council
| Party/Alliance | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 33 | +10 | |
| UMP | 17 | -2 | |
| FN | 8 | -5 | |
| PCF | 6 | +6 | |
| Les Verts | 6 | +6 | |
| UDF | 2 | +2 | |
| Divers | 1 | +2 | |
| Divers Droite | 14 | -14 | |
| Divers Droite | 2 | -2 | |
| Far-left | 0 | -1 | |
| CPNT | 0 | -1 | |
The left captures Lorraine.
Midi-Pyrénées
| Candidate | Party | First round | % | Second round | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Aliot | FN | 141,599 | 11.8 | 149,409 | 12.1 |
| Jacques Godfrain | UMP | 228,449 | 19.0 | 376,872 | 30.4 |
| Martin Malvy ★ | PS-PC-PRG | 497,713 | 41.4 | 712,176 | 57.5 |
| Michel Valdiguie | - | 122,030 | 10.1 | - | - |
| Others | - | 212,695 | 17.7 | - | - |
| Total | - | 1,202,486 | - | 1,238,457 | - |
Regional Council
| Party/Alliance | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 43 | +2 | |
| UMP | 12 | -22 | |
| PRG | 10 | +10 | |
| PCF | 9 | +9 | |
| FN | 8 | +/-0 | |
| UDF | 7 | +7 | |
| Divers | 2 | +2 | |
| Divers Droite | 0 | -4 | |
| LO/LCR | 1 | -2 | |
| CPNT | 0 | -2 | |
The left retain its traditional dominance of Midi-Pyrénées.
Nord-Pas-de-Calais
| Candidate | Party | First round | % | Second round | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alain Bocquet | PCF | 173,200 | 10.7 | - | - |
| Jean-Paul Delevoye | UMP | 280,102 | 17.3 | 484,711 | 28.5 |
| Carl Lang | FN | 290,908 | 17.9 | 336,444 | 19.7 |
| Daniel Percheron ★ | PS-PRG | 484,798 | 29.9 | 881,948 | 51.8 |
| Others | - | 392,728 | 24.2 | - | - |
| Total | - | 1,621,736 | - | 1,703,103 | - |
Regional Council
| Party/Alliance | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 40 | -11 | |
| PCF | 18 | +18 | |
| UMP | 18 | -17 | |
| FN | 16 | -2 | |
| Les Verts | 9 | +9 | |
| UDF | 6 | +6 | |
| PRG/Divers Gauche | 3 | +3 | |
| MRC | 3 | +3 | |
| Far-left | 0 | -7 | |
| CPNT | 0 | -2 | |
Nord-Pas-de-Calais is also a stronghold of the left.
Pays de la Loire
| Candidate | Party | First round | % | Second round | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Arthuis | UDF | 169,251 | 12.1 | - | - |
| Jacques Auxiette | PS-Verts-PCF-PRG | 518,466 | 37.2 | 762,497 | 52.3 |
| François Fillon | UMP | 450,552 | 32.3 | 693,913 | 47.6 |
| Samuel Maréchal | FN | 135,391 | 9.7 | - | - |
| Others | - | 120,041 | 8.6 | - | - |
| Total | - | 1,393,701 | - | 1,456,410 | - |
Regional Council
| Party/Alliance | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 39 | +10 | |
| UMP | 26 | -18 | |
| Les Verts | 13 | +13 | |
| PCF | 8 | +8 | |
| UDF | 7 | +7 | |
| FN | 0 | -7 | |
| Divers Droite | 0 | -6 | |
| Divers Gauche | 0 | -3 | |
| CPNT | 0 | -3 | |
| Far-left | 0 | -1 | |
The right loses the normally conservative Pays de la Loire region. Fillon was the candidate of the right in succession to the retiring Jean-Luc Harousseau.
Picardie
| Candidate | Party | First round | % | Second round | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Gewerc | PS-Verts-PRG | 210,328 | 27.4 | 379,075 | 45.4 |
| Maxime Gremetz | PCF | 83,282 | 10.9 | - | - |
| Michel Guiniot | FN | 175,940 | 22.9 | 155,851 | 18.7 |
| Gilles de Robien | UDF-UMP | 247,425 | 32.3 | 300,140 | 35.9 |
| Others | - | 49,995 | 6.5 | - | - |
| Total | - | 766,970 | - | 835,066 | - |
Regional Council
| Party/Alliance | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 19 | -4 | |
| UMP | 12 | -7 | |
| Les Verts/PCF/PRG | 8 | +8 | |
| FN | 8 | -3 | |
| PCF | 7 | +7 | |
| UDF | 3 | +3 | |
| Far-left | 0 | -3 | |
| CPNT | 0 | -1 | |
The left captures the Picardie region following the retirement of incumbent Charles Baur.
Poitou-Charentes
| Candidate | Party | First round | % | Second round | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Romée Charbonneau | FN | 79,484 | 10.5 | 70,896 | 8.7 |
| Élisabeth Morin ★ | UMP-UDF | 249,373 | 32.9 | 294,955 | 36.2 |
| Ségolène Royal | PS | 350,466 | 46.3 | 448,949 | 55.1 |
| Others | - | 77,866 | 10.3 | - | - |
| Total | - | 757,189 | - | 814,800 | - |
Regional Council
| Party/Alliance | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 20 | -3 | |
| UMP | 9 | -13 | |
| PCF | 7 | +7 | |
| Les Verts | 6 | +6 | |
| Divers | 6 | +/-0 | |
| FN | 3 | -2 | |
| PRG | 2 | +2 | |
| Divers Gauche | 2 | +1 | |
| Divers Droite | 0 | -2 | |
| CPNT | 0 | -2 | |
Poitou-Charentes, is a region where right and left are traditionally with equality and home region of Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, falls to the left.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
| Candidate | Party | First round | % | Second round | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Macary | FN | 415,181 | 22.9 | 409,786 | 21.0 |
| Renaud Muselier | UMP-UDF | 472,035 | 26.1 | 659,592 | 33.8 |
| Michel Vauzelle ★ | PS-PCF-Verts-PRG | 633,268 | 35.0 | 881,350 | 45.2 |
| Others | - | 288,443 | 15.9 | - | - |
| Total | - | 1,808,927 | - | 1,950,728 | - |
Regional Council
| Party/Alliance | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS/PRG/MRC | 46 | +1 | |
| UMP | 31 | -6 | |
| PCF | 19 | +19 | |
| FN | 17 | -20 | |
| Les Verts | 8 | +8 | |
| Divers | 2 | +2 | |
| Divers Gauche | 0 | -4 | |
The left retains control of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Jean-Marie Le Pen, who intended to run in this region, was disqualified because he did not fulfill the legal conditions: he neither lived there, nor was registered as a taxpayer there.
Rhône-Alpes
| Candidate | Party | First round | % | Second round | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne-Marie Comparini ★ | UDF-UMP | 667,856 | 31.2 | 890,433 | 38.2 |
| Bruno Gollnisch | FN | 389,565 | 18.2 | 355,861 | 15.3 |
| Gérard Leras | Verts | 215,783 | 10.1 | - | - |
| Jean-Jack Queyranne | PS-PCF-PRG | 688,718 | 32.2 | 1,083,120 | 46.5 |
| Others | - | 177,444 | 8.3 | - | - |
| Total | - | 2,139,366 | - | 2,329,414 | - |
Regional Council
| Party/Alliance | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 51 | -9 | |
| UMP | 28 | -28 | |
| Les Verts | 22 | +22 | |
| FN | 18 | -17 | |
| UDF | 17 | +17 | |
| PCF | 14 | +14 | |
| PRG | 6 | +6 | |
| Divers | 2 | +1 | |
| Divers Droite | 0 | -4 | |
| CPNT | 0 | -1 | |
The left captures the usually conservative Rhône-Alpes region.
See also
★ Conseil régional
External Links
★ Election-Politique Regional Elections since 1986 (in french)
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