2004 French regional elections

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2004 French regional elections
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  1998 21 March and 28 March 2004 2010  

26 Regional Presidencies
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Leader François Hollande Alain Juppé Jean-Marie Le Pen
Party PS UMP FN
Regions won2320
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First round8,938,6958,179,8663,564,059
Percentage36.86%33.73%14.7%
Second round12,896,8209,519,4163,199,392
Percentage49.91%36.84%12.38%

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Second round results by region.
  Union for a Popular Movement
  Socialist Party
  Martinican Independence Movement
  Communist Party of Réunion
  Miscellaneous left

Regional elections in were held in France on 21 and 28 March 2004. At stake were the presidencies of each of France's 26 regions which, although they do not have legislative powers, 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.

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The left won control of twenty of the twenty-two 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 were seen as a major setback for the then President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin.

National results

GroupingPartiesVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two)RegionsSeats
 Left PS-Verts-PCF-PRG-MRC-DVG8,938,69536.86%12,896,82049.91%231,126
 Right UMP-UDF-MPF-DVD8,179,86633.73%9,519,41636.84%2522
  FN FN 3,564,05914.70%3,199,39212.38%156
 Far-left LCR/LO 1,199,1904.95%
 The Greens Les Verts-UDB-PO 546,4742.25%
 CPNT CPNT 397,0241.64%
 Ecologists MEI-GE-CAP21 385,4811.59%
 Far-Right MNR-Alsace d'abord 349,1811.44%
Miscellaneous Left252,6201.04%111,7200.43%36
Miscellaneous Right179,0150.74%11,0940.04%4
 Miscellaneous164,3970.68%
 Regionalists MIM-Corsican regionalists94,3510.39%99,5120.39%136
Total24,250,353100.00%25,837,954100.00%261,880

Results by region

The first round was held on 21 March. Since no candidate gained a majority in any region, a second round was held on 28 March, 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%). The UMP seat numbers are compared to those of the RPR and RPR dissidents together in 1998, the UDF seat numbers are compared to those of the UDF and UDF dissidents together in 1998.

Alsace

See Alsace Regional Council

CandidatePartyVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two)
  Adrien Zeller (incumbent) UMP 225,19334.06%299,35343.56%
  Jacques Bigot PS-Verts 133,03820.12%236,70934.44%
 Patrick Binder FN 122,86018.58%151,18722.00%
 Robert Spieler Alsace d'abord 62,2539.42%
  Antoine Waechter MEI 48.9497.40%
 Alfred Wahl PCF-PRG-MRC 24,6923.73%
 Patrick MerckDivers23,5403.56%
 Françoise Ruch LCR/LO 20,0043.03%
 Pascale Grauss Federalist Party 5780.09%
Total661,107100,00%687,249100,00%

Regional Council

Partyseatschange +/-
Union for a Popular Movement 18+11
Socialist Party 8
National Front 8-5
Union for French Democracy 7-2
The Greens 4+3
Miscellaneous Right2-1
Alsace d'Abord 0-3
Women of Alsace0-2
Independent Ecological Movement 0-1

Conservative Alsace is one of only two regions retained by the right.

Aquitaine

CandidatePartyVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two)
  Alain Rousset (incumbent) PS-PRG-Verts 516,39238.42%769,89354.87%
  Xavier Darcos UMP-CNIP 247,23218.40%469,38633.46%
 Jacques Colombier FN 153,85911.45%163,73111.67%
  François Bayrou UDF 215,79616.06%
  Jean Saint-Josse CPNT 96,9257.21%
 Annie Guilhamet PCF-MRC 58,4854.35%
 Martine Mailfert LCR/LO 55,2154.11%
Total1,343,904100.00%1,403,010100.00%

Regional Council

Partyseatschange +/-
Socialist Party 43+15
Union for a Popular Movement 12-1
Union for French Democracy 9-6
The Greens 9+6
National Front 7-2
Miscellaneous Left4+4
Left Radical Party 1+1
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 0-8
French Communist Party 0-8
Citizen and Republican Movement 0-1

Aquitaine is a traditional stronghold of the left.

Auvergne

CandidatePartyVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two)
 Pierre-Joël Bonté PS 167,43328.22%333,30152.67%
  Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (incumbent) UMP-UDF-FRS 215,92136.39%299,48347.33%
 Louis de Condé FN 56,8749.58%
 André Chassaigne PCF 54,6099.20%
 Yves Gueydon Verts 33,2725.61%
 Marie Savre LCR/LO 25,3894.28%
Hugues AuvrayMiscellaneous Right-wing20,4983.45%
 Hubert Constancias MEI-Mouvement Hommes-Animaux-Nature20,4983.45%
 Claude Jaffrès MNR 6,1081.03%
Total593,391100.00%632,784100.00%

Regional Council

Partyseatschange +/-
Socialist Party 18+7
Union for a Popular Movement 12+4
French Communist Party 7+1
The Greens 5+2
Union for French Democracy 3-6
Miscellaneous Right1-2
Movement for France 1
National Front 0-4
Miscellaneous Left0-1
Ecology Generation 0-1

The former President of France, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, was seeking a fourth term as President of Auvergne.

Brittany

CandidatePartyVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two)
  Jean-Yves Le Drian PS-PCF-PRG 521,98038.48%841,00458.79%
 Josselin de Rohan (incumbent) UMP 347,22125.60%589,62541.21%
 Bruno Joncour UDF 150,05011.06%
 Pascale Loget Les Verts-UDB- Frankiz Breizh 131,5219.70%
 Brigitte Neveux FN 114,8838.47%
 Françoise Dubu LCR/LO 64,8054.78%
 Lionel David MNR 25,9921.92%
Total1,356,460100.00%1,430,611100.00%

Regional Council

Partyseatschange +/-
Socialist Party 36+11
Union for a Popular Movement 14-3
Union for French Democracy 9-8
French Communist Party 7+1
The Greens 7+4
Breton Democratic Union 4+4
Left Radical Party 2+2
Miscellaneous Left2-1
Miscellaneous Left1+1
National Front 0-7
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 0-1
Ecology Generation 0-1
Workers' Struggle 0-1
Revolutionary Communist League (France) 0-1
MRV-CAP0-1

Normally conservative Brittany is captured by the left.

Burgundy

CandidatePartyVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two)
 François Patriat PS-PCF-PRG-Verts 240,44536.01%369,28852.49%
  Jean-Pierre Soisson (incumbent) UMP-MDR145,42821.78%226,14832.14%
 Pierre Jaboulet-Vercherre FN 105,27015.77%108,13315.37%
 François Sauvadet UDF 88,67412.98%
 Julien Gonzalez MEI 34,8105.21%
 Jacqueline Lambert LCR/LO 26,1913.92%
 Joël Mekhantar MRC 17,2132.58%
 Claude Moreau MNR 11,7011.75%
Total669,732100.00%703,569100.00%

Regional Council

Partyseatschange +/-
Socialist Party 23+8
Union for a Popular Movement 14+1
National Front 6-3
French Communist Party 6+2
The Greens 6+4
Left Radical Party 2+1
Union for French Democracy 0-8
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 0-2
Movement for France 0-1
Citizen and Republican Movement 0-1
Miscellaneous Left0-1

Burgundy returned to its usual left-wing loyalty. It is suspected that the incumbent Jean-Pierre Soisson was punished for his coalition with the National Front.

Centre

CandidatePartyVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two)
  Michel Sapin (incumbent) PS-PCF-PRG-Verts-MRC 378,23538.15%517,99049.15%
  Serge Vinçon UMP-MPF 205,26220.71%362,37334.39%
 Jean Verdon FN 173,65117.52%173,46316.46%
  Jacqueline Gourault UDF-CAP21 135,77913.70%
 Jean-Jacques Prodhomme LCR/LO 55,6405.61%
 François Caré CPNT 42,7934.32%
Total991,360100.00%1,053,826100.00%

Regional Council

Partyseatschange +/-
Socialist Party 25+5
Union for a Popular Movement 13-2
French Communist Party 13+4
National Front 9-4
The Greens 8+5
Union for French Democracy 7-7
Left Radical Party 2+1
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 0-1
Workers' Struggle 0-1

The left retains control of this region. Sapin replaces the retiring incumbent Alain Rafesthain.

Champagne-Ardenne

CandidatePartyVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two)
 Jean-Paul Bachy PS-PCF-PRG-Verts-MRC 141,09927.94%228,56941.88%
 Jean-Claude Etienne (incumbent) UMP-MPF 134,64026.66%217,42439.84%
 Bruno Subtil FN 99,59219.72%99,72818.27%
 Charles de Courson UDF 56,11011.11%
 Marie-Angèle Klaine Verts 37,9377.51%
 Thomas Rose LCR/LO 25,2475.00%
 Jacques Gaillard MNR 10,3602.05%
Total504,985100.00%545,721100.00%

Regional Council

Partyseatschange +/-
Socialist Party 21+8
Union for a Popular Movement 9-1
French Communist Party 6+3
National Front 6-3
Union for French Democracy 6-4
Left Radical Party 1+1
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 0-1
Workers' Struggle 0-1
The Greens 0-1
Ecologist0-1

The left captures usually conservative Champagne-Ardenne.

Corsica

CandidatePartyVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two)
  Camille de Rocca Serra UMP 20,15514.59%35,62825.05%
  Émile Zuccarelli PRG 17,90612.96%26,43418.59%
  Edmond Simeoni Chjama Naziunale-PNC-ANC 16,77212.14%24,65217.34%
  Paul Giacobbi PRG dissidents14,47710.48%21,56215.16%
  Dominique Bucchini PCF 9,1476.62%11,8118.31%
  José Rossi (incumbent) UMP dissidents8,8046.37%11,0947.8%
  Simon Renucci Corse Social-Démocrate 8,0185.8%11,0257.75%
 Olivier Martinelli FN 6,1814.47%
 Toussaint Luciani Left-wing regionalists6,0554.38%
 Pierre-Philippe Ceccaldi Right-wing regionalists5,6374.08%
 Jérôme Polverini UMP dissidents4,5683.31%
 Jean-Louis Albertini DVD 4,4293.21%
 Jean-Louis Luciani DVG 3,8602.79%
 Paul-Félix Benedetti Regionalists 3,0212.19%
 Jean-Luc ChiappiniRegionalists2,6121.89%
 J.Marc Ciabrini PS 2,5411.84%
 Marie-Louis Ottavi UDF 2,1091.53%
 Vincent Carlotti PS dissidents1,0970.79%
 Serge Vandepoorte Far-Left regionalists8000.58%
Total138,189100.00%142,206100.00%

Regional Council

Partyseatschange +/-
Left24+5
Union for a Popular Movement and Right19-5
Nationalists8

Conservative Corsica is the right's only success apart from Alsace.

Franche-Comté

CandidatePartyVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two)
  Raymond Forni PS-Verts 146,55331.28%240,55146.79%
 Jean-François Humbert (incumbent) UMP 116,35424.84%185,76136.13%
 Sophie Montel FN 87,49818.68%87,76617.07%
 Gérard Faivre UDF 36,0297.69%
 Jacques Lancon MEI 26,4475.65%
 Christian Driano LCR/LO 22,0594.71%
 Evelyne Ternant PCF-PRG-MRC 19,5774.18%
 Marie-France Ligney MNR 6,9141.48%
 Hervée de LafondMiscellaneous5,8841.25%
 Jean-Philippe Allenbach PF 1,1540.25%
Total468,469100.00%514,078100.00%

Regional Council

Partyseatschange +/-
Socialist Party 16+8
Union for a Popular Movement 12+4
The Greens 6+3
National Front 5-4
Miscellaneous Left3+2
Association for a Republican Left1+1
Union for French Democracy 0-8
Citizen and Republican Movement 0-3
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 0-1
French Communist Party 0-1
Coalition for a Progressive Alternative0-1

The left retakes Franche-Comté.

Île-de-France

CandidatePartyVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two)
  Jean-Paul Huchon (incumbent) PS-MRC-PRG-Verts 1,170,45331.95%1,923,13949.16%
  Jean-François Copé UMP-MPF-CNIP-FRS 908,26524.79%1,592,98840.72%
  Marine Le Pen FN 448,98312.26%395,51610.11%
  André Santini UDF-CAP21 590,54216.12%
  Marie-George Buffet PCF-Association for a Republican Left263,9157.20%
  Arlette Laguiller LO/LCR 146,1533.99%
 Carine Pelegrin GE-PF-Others91,8752.51%
 Nicolas Bay MNR 43,1711.18%
Total3,663,357100.00%3,911,643100.00%

Regional Council

Partyseatschange +/-
Socialist Party 65+22
Union for a Popular Movement 40-2
The Greens 28+14
Union for French Democracy 22-8
French Communist Party 19-4
National Front 15-21
Citizen and Republican Movement 7+3
Miscellaneous Left6+6
Left Radical Party 5+3
Miscellaneous Right1-7
Citizenship, Action, Participation for the 21st Century 1+1
Other Ecologist1+1
Workers' Struggle 0-3
Movement for France 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

CandidatePartyVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two)
  Georges Frêche PS-MRC-PRG-Verts 387,21436.32%578,78551.22%
 Jacques Blanc (incumbent) UMP 258,28724.23%258,28733.10%
 Alain Jamet FN 183,03117.17%177,07415.67%
 Marc Dufour UDF 60,8225.71%
 Alain Esclope CPNT 53,3175.00%
 Georges Fandos CAP21 51,0894.79%
 David Hermet LO/LCR 50,0654.70%
 Christian LacourRegionalists (Far-Left)13,5381.27%
 Elisabeth Pascal MNR 8,6270.81%
Total1,065,990100.00%1,129,911100.00%

Regional Council

Partyseatschange +/-
Socialist Party 23+4
Union for a Popular Movement 12+1
French Communist Party 9
National Front 8-5
The Greens 7+7
Miscellaneous Right4+3
Left Radical Party 3+1
Citizen and Republican Movement 1
Union for French Democracy 0-10
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 0-1

The left re-establishes its usual dominance of Languedoc-Roussillon.

Limousin

CandidatePartyVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two)
 Jean-Paul Denanot PS-PCF-PRG 140,21741.14%215,62462.02%
 Raymond Archer UMP 79,53123.33%132,04937.98%
 Patricia Gibeau FN 31,7369.31%
 Jean-Claude Deschamps UDF 28,1698.26%
 Stéphane Lajaumont LO/LCR 22,5296.61%
 Jean-Bernard Damiens Verts-Partit Occitan20,5316.02%
 Jean-Louis Hironde CPNT 18,1335.32%
Total340,846100.00%347,673100.00%

Regional Council

Partyseatschange +/-
Socialist Party 19+4
Union for a Popular Movement 10
French Communist Party 6+1
The Greens 4+2
Union for French Democracy 2-2
Coalition for a Progressive Alternative2
National Front 0-3
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 0-1

The left retains control of Limousin, with Denanot succeeding the retiring incumbent Robert Savy.

Lorraine

CandidatePartyVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two)
 Jean-Pierre Masseret PS-PCF-Verts 253,62629.22%457,36748.51%
 Gérard Longuet (incumbent) UMP 192,15722.14%322,55834.21%
 Thierry Gourlot FN 152,66017.59%162,82017.27%
 Nathalie Griesbeck UDF 75,6098.71%
 Jean-Louis Masson UMP diss-MPF 58,0806.69%
 Christiane Nimsgern LO/LCR 40,6884.69%
 Daniel Delrez PRG-MRC 40,6844.69%
 Eric Lemaitre MEI 37,2444.29%
 Annick Martin MNR 17,3441.98%
Total868,092100.00%942,745100.00%

Regional Council

Partyseatschange +/-
Socialist Party 30+11
Union for a Popular Movement 14-5
National Front 9-4
French Communist Party 6+2
The Greens 6+5
Left Radical Party 3+2
Union for French Democracy 3-9
Miscellaneous Right1
Rally for France 1
Workers' Struggle 0-2
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 0-1

The left captures Lorraine.

Midi-Pyrénées

CandidatePartyVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two)
 Martin Malvy (incumbent) PS-PCF-PRG 497,71441.39%712,23357.50%
 Jacques Godfrain UMP-CNIP-FRS 228,44919.00%376,91530.43%
 Louis Aliot FN 141,59811.78%149,41712.06%
 Michel Valdiguié UDF-CAP21-MPF 122,03310.15%
 Jean-Pierre Bataille Verts-Partit Occitan-Alternatifs96,9838.07%
 Lucien Sanchez LO/LCR 58,6624.88%
 Christiane Autigeon CPNT 57,0534.74%
Total1,202,492100.00%1,238,565100.00%

Regional Council

Partyseatschange +/-
Socialist Party 43+22
Union for a Popular Movement 14-1
Left Radical Party 10+1
French Communist Party 9
National Front 8
Union for French Democracy 5-12
Miscellaneous Right2-4
The Greens 0-2
Revolutionary Communist League (France) 0-2
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 0-2

The left retains its traditional dominance of Midi-Pyrénées.

Nord-Pas-de-Calais

CandidatePartyVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two)
  Daniel Percheron (incumbent) PS-PRG 484,79829.89%883,88551.84%
  Jean-Paul Delevoye UMP-CNIP-FRS 280,10217.27%484,81728.43%
  Carl Lang FN 290,90817.94%336,43419.73%
  Alain Bocquet PCF 173,20010.68%
  Valérie Létard UDF 129,8278.01%
  Jean-François Caron Verts 101,8086.28%
 Nicole Baudrin LO/LCR 82,8685.11%
 Henri Bailleul MEI 33,2302.05%
 Georges Hienburalistes (shopkeepers)25,4331.57%
 Yann Phelippeau MNR 19,5511.21%
 Jean-Marc MauriceRight to Hunt110.00%
Total1,621,736100.00%1,705,136100.00%

Regional Council

Partyseatschange +/-
Socialist Party 41+15
French Communist Party 18+6
National Front 16-2
Union for a Popular Movement 16+3
The Greens 9+1
Left Radical Party 2+1
Union for French Democracy 5-9
Miscellaneous Right3-5
Citizen and Republican Movement 3+1
Workers' Struggle 0-7
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 0-2
Independent Ecological Movement 0-1

Nord-Pas-de-Calais is also a stronghold of the left.

Lower Normandy

CandidatePartyVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two)
 Philippe Duron PS-PCF-MRC 143,09523.91%297,27946.22%
  René Garrec (incumbent) UMP-MPF-FRS 172,05028.74%257,35240.01%
 Fernand Le Rachinel FN 83,74213.99%88,61813.78%
 Philippe Augier UDF 55,4369.26%
 Alain Tourret PRG-Verts 50,1058.37%
 Didier Vergy CPNT 31,3765.24%
 Christine Coulon LCR/LO 28,8884.83%
Jérémy FollyMiscellaneous Left-wing17,5862.94%
 Etienne AdamANPAG-Alternatives (far-left)16,2682.72%
Total598,546100.00%643,249100.00%

Regional Council

Partyseatschange +/-
Socialist Party 14+3
Union for a Popular Movement 11+1
National Front 5-1
French Communist Party 4+1
The Greens 3+2
Left Radical Party 3+1
Citizen and Republican Movement 3+3
Miscellaneous Right2
Miscellaneous Left1
Union for French Democracy dissident1
Union for French Democracy 0-8
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 0-2
Movement for France 0-1

The left had never before won control of Lower Normandy.

Upper Normandy

CandidatePartyVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two)
  Alain Le Vern (incumbent) PS-PCF-PRG-Verts 281,31438.86%408,16352.69%
  Antoine Rufenacht UMP-MPF 153,08921.15%253,48032.72%
  Dominique Chaboche FN 115,18315.91%113,01314.59%
  Hervé Morin UDF-CAP21 90,50512.50%
 Christine Poupin LCR/LO 40,4345.59%
 Bernard Frau MEI-GE 30,2024.17%
 Philippe Foucher-Saillenfest MNR 13,1241.81%
Total723,851100.00%774,656100.00%

Regional Council

Partyseatschange +/-
Socialist Party 20+7
The Greens 7+4
French Communist Party 7+2
Union for a Popular Movement 6-1
Union for French Democracy 6-1
National Front 6-4
Left Radical Party 2
Miscellaneous Right1-3
Workers' Struggle 0-2
Movement for France 0-1
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 0-1

The left retained its traditional hold on Upper Normandy.

Pays de la Loire

CandidatePartyVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two)
  Jacques Auxiette PS-PRG-PCF-Verts 518,47537.20%762,61852.36%
  François Fillon UMP-CNIP-FRS-MPF 450,56032.33%693,99347.64%
  Jean Arthuis UDF-CAP21 169,25212.14%
 Samuel Maréchal FN 135,3909.71%
 Yves Chèere LO/LCR 84,5676.07%
 Paul Petitdidier MNR 35,4752.55%
Total1,393,719100.00%1,456,611100.00%

Regional Council

Partyseatschange +/-
Socialist Party 36+17
Union for a Popular Movement 22+6
The Greens 13+7
French Communist Party 8+3
Union for French Democracy 6-15
Movement for France 4-1
Left Radical Party 2+1
Miscellaneous Right1-7
Association for a Republican Left1
National Front 0-7
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 0-3
Workers' Struggle 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.

Picardy

CandidatePartyVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two)
  Claude Gewerc PS-PRG-Verts 210,33827.24%379,66345.47%
  Gilles de Robien UDF-UMP-CNIP-FRS-MPF-CAP21 247,42532.26%299,51835.87%
 Michel Guiniot FN 175,94022.94%155,85818.66%
  Maxime Gremetz PCF 83,28210.86%
 Roland Szpirko LO/LCR 49,9956.52%
Total766,980100.00%835,039100.00%

Regional Council

Partyseatschange +/-
Socialist Party 20+7
French Communist Party 9+2
National Front 8-3
Union for a Popular Movement 6-5
Union for French Democracy 6-2
The Greens 4+3
Left Radical Party 1+1
Miscellaneous Right3+3
Citizen and Republican Movement 1

The left captured the Picardy region, following the retirement of the incumbent, Charles Baur.

Poitou-Charentes

CandidatePartyVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two)
  Ségolène Royal PS-PRG-PCF-Verts 350,46646.29%448,95055.10%
  Élisabeth Morin UMP-UDF-MPF 249,37332.93%294,95936.20%
 Jean-Romée Charbonneau FN 79,48410.50%70,8988.70%
 Gérard Fontenay CPNT 43,6455.76%
 Claude Quemar LO/LCR 34,2214.52%
Total757,189100.00%814,807100.00%

Regional Council

Partyseatschange +/-
Socialist Party 20+6
Union for a Popular Movement 8-2
French Communist Party 7+3
The Greens 6+3
Miscellaneous Right6+3
National Front 3-2
Left Radical Party 2+1
Miscellaneous Left2
Union for French Democracy 1-9
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 0-2
Movement for France 0-1

Poitou-Charentes, a region where right and left are traditionally equal, falls to the left. It is the home region of Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin.

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

CandidatePartyVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two)
 Michel Vauzelle PS-PRG-PCF-Verts 633,33935.01%881,35045.18%
  Renaud Muselier UMP-UDF-CAP21 472,03626.09%659,59233.81%
 Guy Macary FN 415,17122.95%409,78621.01%
 Aline Vidal-Daumas CPNT 53,7822.97%
 Alain Vauzelle MNR 53,2512.94%
 Patrice Miran MEI-MHAN-TREFLE51,5432.85%
 Samuel Joshua LO/LCR 48,6802.69%
Philippe SanmarcoMiscellaneous Left-Wing (CC)28,3171.57%
 Alain PersiaUnion of the Republican Right19,5501.08%
 Jean-Marie Mure-RavaudPole of Liberties19,0781.05%
 Abel DjerariMiscellaneous7,0210.39%
 Jérôme de RocquignyMiscellaneous7,0140.39%
 Franck VidalRight to Hunt1570.01%
Total1,808,939100.00%1,950,728100.00%

Regional Council

Partyseatschange +/-
Socialist Party 34+5
Union for a Popular Movement 26+10
French Communist Party 19+6
National Front 19-18
The Greens 13+11
Union for French Democracy 5-14
Left Radical Party 4+2
Miscellaneous Left2
Citizen and Republican Movement 1
Miscellaneous Right0-2

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

CandidatePartyVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two)
  Jean-Jack Queyranne PS-PRG-PCF 688,71832.19%1,083,75546.52%
  Anne-Marie Comparini UDF-UMP-CAP21-FRS 667,85631.22%889,81538.20%
  Bruno Gollnisch FN 389,56518.21%355,86415.28%
 Gérard Leras Verts 215,78310.09%
 Patrick BertrandGRAD-Union of Radical Republicans (U2R)46,6112.18%
 Norbert Chetail MNR 35,3101.65%
  Roseline Vachetta LO/LCR 95,5244.47%
Total2,139,367100.00%2,329,434100.00%

Regional Council

Partyseatschange +/-
Socialist Party 45+14
Union for a Popular Movement 27-2
The Greens 22+13
National Front 18-17
Union for French Democracy 18-11
French Communist Party 16+4
Left Radical Party 6+4
Miscellaneous Left5-1
Citizen and Republican Movement 0-1
Movement for France 0-1
Miscellaneous Right0-1
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 0-1
Ligue savoisienne 0-1

The left captures the usually conservative Rhône-Alpes region.

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