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. The left has usually fared moderately well in regional elections, but this was their best result since the regional system was introduced.
Marion Anne Perrine "Marine" Le Pen is a French politician and lawyer serving as President of the National Rally political party since 2011, with a brief interruption in 2017. She has been the member of the National Assembly for Pas-de-Calais's 11th constituency since 18 June 2017.
Luc-Marie Chatel is a French politician born on August 15, 1964 in Bethesda, Maryland, USA. He was Minister of National Education from June 2009 to May 2012, overseeing a difficult transition in the conditions under which new secondary teachers begin their careers. This change of policy was inherited from the previous minister Xavier Darcos.
Regional elections were held in France on 15 March 1998. At stake were the presidencies of each of France's 26 regions, which, though they don't have legislative autonomy, manage sizeable budgets.
Louis Aliot is a French politician, a lawyer by profession, and the vice president of the National Rally since 16 January 2011. A member of the FN Executive Office, Executive Committee and Central Committee, Aliot has been a regional councillor since 1998 and a municipal councillor of Perpignan (2008–2009).
The Party of France is a political party in France. The PDF was founded on 23 February 2009 by National Front MEP Carl Lang. Carl Lang was known for his opposition to Marine Le Pen's possible candidacy to the leadership of the FN upon retirement of its long-time leader, Jean-Marie Le Pen. This came in the midst of the early campaign for the 2009 European elections: Carl Lang, elected for the FN in the North-West constituency ran for re-election under the PDF banner, against the FN list led by Marine Le Pen. The PDF supported Jean Verdon in the Massif Central-Centre and the incumbent MEP Jean-Claude Martinez in the South-West constituency. The party ran no lists against Jean-Marie Le Pen and Bruno Gollnisch.
Jean-Paul Bachy is a French politician and the incumbent President of the Regional Council of Champagne-Ardenne. He is a member of the Socialist Party.
Jacques Colombier is a French politician and a member of National Front.
Éric Faurot is a French politician and a member of National Front.
Valérie Dupont is a French politician and a member of National Front. She is a FN regional councillor in Basse-Normandie. In 2009, she was selected to be National Front's candidate in Basse-Normandie for the 2010 regional elections.
Édouard Ferrand was a French politician and a member of National Front.
Philippe Loiseau is a French politician and a member of National Front.
Nicolas Bay is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from France. He has served as General Secretary of the National Rally since November 2014 and a Regional Councillor for Normandy since December 2015. He served as a Municipal Councillor for Elbeuf from 2014 to 2015. He is a member of the National Rally, part of the Europe of Nations and Freedom.
Marie-Christine Arnautu is a French Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the National Front, and the party's vice president for social affairs.
France Jamet is a French politician and a member of National Front.
Thierry Gourlot is a French politician and a member of National Front.
Frédéric Cabrolier is a French politician and a member of National Front.
Jean-Marc de Lacoste-Lareymondie is a French politician and a member of National Front (FN).
Marion Jeanne Caroline Maréchal, known as Marion Maréchal-Le Pen from 2010 to 2018, is a French politician, part of the Le Pen family, granddaughter of National Front (FN) founder Jean-Marie Le Pen and niece of its current leader Marine Le Pen.
The regional council of Grand Est, formerly the regional council of Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine, is the deliberative assembly of the region of Grand Est. Jean Rottner of The Republicans (LR) is the current president of the regional council. He was elected on 20 October 2017, following the retirement of Philippe Richert on 30 September 2017.
