2004 French regional elections

none October 2021 2004 French regional elections France parliamentary 1998 French regional elections 1998 2010 French regional elections 2010 26 Regional Presidencies 21 March and 28 March 2004 Regions won Change First round Percentage Second round Percentage François Hollande - 2017 (27869823159) (cropped 2).jpg 120 120 150 0 0 François Hollande Socialist Party (France) 23 12 8,938,695 36.86% 12,896,820 49.91% Alain Juppé à Québec en 2015 (cropped).jpg 120 120 150 0 0 Alain Juppé Union for a Popular Movement 2 12 8,179,866 33.73% 9,519,416 36.84% Jean-marie le pen cropped.jpg 120 120 150 0 0 Jean-Marie Le Pen National Front (France) 0 3,564,059 14.7% 3,199,392 12.38% French regional elections 2004.svg Second round results by region. { #0066CC Union for a Popular Movement #FF8080 Socialist Party #FFCC33 Martinican Independence Movement #FF0000 Communist Party of Réunion #FFC0C0 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. 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 LeftPS-Verts-PCF-PRG-MRC-DVG8,938,69536.86%12,896,82049.91%231,126 RightUMP-UDF-MPF-DVD8,179,86633.73%9,519,41636.84%2522 FNFN3,564,05914.70%3,199,39212.38% –156 Far-leftLCR/LO1,199,1904.95% – – – – The GreensLes Verts-UDB-PO546,4742.25% – – – – CPNTCPNT397,0241.64% – – – – EcologistsMEI-GE-CAP21385,4811.59% – – – – Far-RightMNR-Alsace d'abord349,1811.44% – – – –Miscellaneous Left252,6201.04%111,7200.43% –36Miscellaneous Right179,0150.74%11,0940.04% –4 Miscellaneous 164,3970.68% – – – – RegionalistsMIM-Corsican regionalists94,3510.39%99,5120.39%136Total24,250,353100.00%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)UMP225,19334.06%299,35343.56% Jacques BigotPS-Verts133,03820.12%236,70934.44% Patrick BinderFN122,86018.58%151,18722.00% Robert SpielerAlsace d'abord62,2539.42% – – Antoine WaechterMEI48.9497.40% – – Alfred WahlPCF-PRG-MRC24,6923.73% – – Patrick MerckDivers23,5403.56% – – Françoise RuchLCR/LO20,0043.03% – – Pascale GraussFederalist Party5780.09% – –Total661,107100,00%687,249100,00% Regional Council Party seats change +/-•Union for a Popular Movement 18 +11Socialist Party 8 –National Front 8 -5•Union for French Democracy 7 -2The Greens 4 +3•Miscellaneous Right 2 -1Alsace d'Abord 0 -3Women of Alsace 0 -2Independent 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-Verts516,39238.42%769,89354.87% Xavier Darcos UMP-CNIP247,23218.40%469,38633.46% Jacques ColombierFN153,85911.45%163,73111.67% François BayrouUDF215,79616.06% – – Jean Saint-JosseCPNT96,9257.21% – – Annie GuilhametPCF-MRC58,4854.35% – – Martine MailfertLCR/LO55,2154.11% – –Total1,343,904100.00%1,403,010100.00% Regional Council Party seats change +/-•Socialist Party 43 +15Union for a Popular Movement 12 -1Union for French Democracy 9 -6•The Greens 9 +6National Front 7 -2•Miscellaneous Left 4 +4•Left Radical Party 1 +1Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 0 -8French Communist Party 0 -8Citizen 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 PS167,43328.22%333,30152.67% Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (incumbent)UMP-UDF-FRS215,92136.39%299,48347.33% Louis de CondéFN56,8749.58% André ChassaignePCF54,6099.20% – – Yves GueydonVerts33,2725.61% – – Marie SavreLCR/LO25,3894.28% – –Hugues AuvrayMiscellaneous Right-wing20,4983.45% – – Hubert ConstanciasMEI-Mouvement Hommes-Animaux-Nature20,4983.45% – – Claude JaffrèsMNR6,1081.03% – –Total593,391100.00%632,784100.00% Regional Council Party seats change +/-•Socialist Party 18 +7Union for a Popular Movement 12 +4•French Communist Party 7 +1•The Greens 5 +2Union for French Democracy 3 -6Miscellaneous Right 1 -2Movement for France 1 –National Front 0 -4•Miscellaneous Left 0 -1Ecology Generation 0 -1 The former President of France, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, was seeking a fourth term as President of Auvergne. Brittany Regional Council of Brittany +Results of the 2004 Brittany regional electionLeader Party (alliance members)First roundSecond roundSeatsVotes%Votes%#%Jean-Yves Le Drian Socialist Party (PCF - PRG)521,82338.47840,98958.785869.90Pascale Loget The Greens (UDB - Frankiz Breizh)131,5509.70Josselin de Rohan Union for a Popular Movement347,13425.59589,63741.222530.10Bruno Joncour Union for French Democracy150,07811.06Brigitte Neveux National Front114,9268.47Françoise Dubu Revolutionary Communist League (LO)64,8684.78Lionel David National Republican Movement26,0741.92Registered voters2,207,0641002,206,047100Abstentions785,75835.60708,83032.13Voters1 421 30664.401,497,21767.87White and rejected ballots64.8534.5666.5914.45Valid votes1.356,45395.441,430,62695.55 Regional Council Party seats change +/-•Socialist Party 36 +11Union for a Popular Movement 14 -3Union for French Democracy 9 -8•French Communist Party 7 +1•The Greens 7 +4•Breton Democratic Union 4 +4•Left Radical Party 2 +2Miscellaneous Left 2 -1•Miscellaneous Left 1 +1National Front 0 -7Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 0 -1Ecology Generation 0 -1Workers' Struggle 0 -1Revolutionary Communist League (France) 0 -1MRV-CAP 0 -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-Verts240,44536.01%369,28852.49% Jean-Pierre Soisson (incumbent)UMP-MDR145,42821.78%226,14832.14% Pierre Jaboulet-VercherreFN105,27015.77%108,13315.37% François SauvadetUDF88,67412.98% – – Julien GonzalezMEI34,8105.21% – – Jacqueline LambertLCR/LO26,1913.92% – – Joël MekhantarMRC17,2132.58% – – Claude MoreauMNR11,7011.75% – –Total669,732100.00%703,569100.00% Regional Council Party seats change +/-•Socialist Party 23 +8Union for a Popular Movement 14 +1National Front 6 -3•French Communist Party 6 +2•The Greens 6 +4•Left Radical Party 2 +1Union for French Democracy 0 -8Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 0 -2Movement for France 0 -1Citizen and Republican Movement 0 -1Miscellaneous Left 0 -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-MRC378,23538.15%517,99049.15% Serge VinçonUMP-MPF205,26220.71%362,37334.39% Jean VerdonFN173,65117.52%173,46316.46% Jacqueline GouraultUDF-CAP21135,77913.70% – – Jean-Jacques ProdhommeLCR/LO55,6405.61% – – François Caré CPNT42,7934.32% – –Total991,360100.00%1,053,826100.00% Regional Council Party seats change +/-•Socialist Party 25 +5Union for a Popular Movement 13 -2•French Communist Party 13 +4National Front 9 -4•The Greens 8 +5Union for French Democracy 7 -7•Left Radical Party 2 +1Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 0 -1Workers' 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 BachyPS-PCF-PRG-Verts-MRC141,09927.94%228,56941.88% Jean-Claude Etienne (incumbent)UMP-MPF134,64026.66%217,42439.84% Bruno SubtilFN99,59219.72%99,72818.27% Charles de Courson UDF56,11011.11% – – Marie-Angèle KlaineVerts37,9377.51% – – Thomas RoseLCR/LO25,2475.00% – – Jacques GaillardMNR10,3602.05% – –Total504,985100.00%545,721100.00% Regional Council Party seats change +/-•Socialist Party 21 +8Union for a Popular Movement 9 -1•French Communist Party 6 +3National Front 6 -3Union for French Democracy 6 -4•Left Radical Party 1 +1Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 0 -1Workers' Struggle 0 -1The Greens 0 -1Ecologist 0 -1 The left captures usually conservative Champagne-Ardenne. Corsica Corsican Assembly CandidatePartyVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two) Camille de Rocca SerraUMP20,15514.59%35,62825.05% Émile ZuccarelliPRG17,90612.96%26,43418.59% Edmond SimeoniChjama Naziunale-PNC-ANC16,77212.14%24,65217.34% Paul GiacobbiPRG dissidents14,47710.48%21,56215.16% Dominique BucchiniPCF9,1476.62%11,8118.31% José Rossi (incumbent)UMP dissidents8,8046.37%11,0947.8% Simon RenucciCorse Social-Démocrate8,0185.8%11,0257.75% Olivier MartinelliFN6,1814.47% – – Toussaint Luciani Left-wing regionalists6,0554.38% – – Pierre-Philippe CeccaldiRight-wing regionalists5,6374.08% – – Jérôme PolveriniUMP dissidents4,5683.31% – – Jean-Louis AlbertiniDVD4,4293.21% – – Jean-Louis LucianiDVG3,8602.79% – – Paul-Félix BenedettiRegionalists3,0212.19% – – Jean-Luc Chiappini Regionalists2,6121.89% – – J.Marc CiabriniPS2,5411.84% – – Marie-Louis OttaviUDF2,1091.53% – – Vincent CarlottiPS dissidents1,0970.79% – – Serge VandepoorteFar-Left regionalists8000.58% – –Total138,189100.00%142,206100.00% Regional Council Party seats change +/-Left 24 +5•Union for a Popular Movement and Right 19 -5Nationalists 8 – Conservative Corsica is the right's only success apart from Alsace. Franche-Comté CandidatePartyVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two) Raymond ForniPS-Verts146,55331.28%240,55146.79% Jean-François Humbert (incumbent)UMP116,35424.84%185,76136.13% Sophie MontelFN87,49818.68%87,76617.07% Gérard FaivreUDF36,0297.69% – – Jacques LanconMEI26,4475.65% – – Christian DrianoLCR/LO22,0594.71% – – Evelyne TernantPCF-PRG-MRC19,5774.18% – – Marie-France LigneyMNR6,9141.48% – – Hervée de LafondMiscellaneous5,8841.25% – – Jean-Philippe AllenbachPF1,1540.25% – –Total468,469100.00%514,078100.00% Regional Council Party seats change +/-•Socialist Party 16 +8Union for a Popular Movement 12 +4•The Greens 6 +3National Front 5 -4•Miscellaneous Left 3 +2•Association for a Republican Left 1 +1Union for French Democracy 0 -8Citizen and Republican Movement 0 -3Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 0 -1French Communist Party 0 -1Coalition for a Progressive Alternative 0 -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-Verts1,170,45331.95%1,923,13949.16% Jean-François CopéUMP-MPF-CNIP-FRS908,26524.79%1,592,98840.72% Marine Le PenFN448,98312.26%395,51610.11% André SantiniUDF-CAP21590,54216.12% – – Marie-George BuffetPCF-Association for a Republican Left263,9157.20% – – Arlette LaguillerLO/LCR146,1533.99% – – Carine PelegrinGE-PF-Others91,8752.51% – – Nicolas BayMNR43,1711.18% – –Total3,663,357100.00%3,911,643100.00% Regional Council Party seats change +/-•Socialist Party 65 +22Union for a Popular Movement 40 -2•The Greens 28 +14Union for French Democracy 22 -8•French Communist Party 19 -4National Front 15 -21•Citizen and Republican Movement 7 +3•Miscellaneous Left 6 +6•Left Radical Party 5 +3Miscellaneous Right 1 -7Citizenship, Action, Participation for the 21st Century 1 +1Other Ecologist 1 +1Workers' Struggle 0 -3Movement for France 0 -3Ecology 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 FrêchePS-MRC-PRG-Verts387,21436.32%578,78551.22% Jacques Blanc (incumbent)UMP258,28724.23%258,28733.10% Alain JametFN183,03117.17%177,07415.67% Marc DufourUDF60,8225.71% – – Alain EsclopeCPNT53,3175.00% – – Georges FandosCAP2151,0894.79% – – David HermetLO/LCR50,0654.70% – – Christian LacourRegionalists (Far-Left)13,5381.27% – – Elisabeth PascalMNR8,6270.81% – –Total1,065,990100.00%1,129,911100.00% Regional Council Party seats change +/-•Socialist Party 23 +4Union for a Popular Movement 12 +1•French Communist Party 9 –National Front 8 -5•The Greens 7 +7Miscellaneous Right 4 +3•Left Radical Party 3 +1•Citizen and Republican Movement 1 –Union for French Democracy 0 -10Hunting, 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 DenanotPS-PCF-PRG140,21741.14%215,62462.02% Raymond ArcherUMP79,53123.33%132,04937.98% Patricia GibeauFN31,7369.31% – – Jean-Claude DeschampsUDF28,1698.26% – – Stéphane LajaumontLO/LCR22,5296.61% – – Jean-Bernard DamiensVerts-Partit Occitan20,5316.02% – – Jean-Louis HirondeCPNT18,1335.32% – –Total340,846100.00%347,673100.00% Regional Council Party seats change +/-•Socialist Party 19 +4Union for a Popular Movement 10 –•French Communist Party 6 +1•The Greens 4 +2Union for French Democracy 2 -2•Coalition for a Progressive Alternative 2 –National Front 0 -3Hunting, 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 MasseretPS-PCF-Verts253,62629.22%457,36748.51% Gérard Longuet (incumbent)UMP192,15722.14%322,55834.21% Thierry GourlotFN152,66017.59%162,82017.27% Nathalie GriesbeckUDF75,6098.71% – – Jean-Louis MassonUMP diss-MPF58,0806.69% – – Christiane NimsgernLO/LCR40,6884.69% – – Daniel DelrezPRG-MRC40,6844.69% – – Eric LemaitreMEI37,2444.29% – – Annick MartinMNR17,3441.98% – –Total868,092100.00%942,745100.00% Regional Council Party seats change +/-•Socialist Party 30 +11Union for a Popular Movement 14 -5National Front 9 -4•French Communist Party 6 +2•The Greens 6 +5•Left Radical Party 3 +2Union for French Democracy 3 -9Miscellaneous Right 1 –Rally for France 1 –Workers' Struggle 0 -2Hunting, 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 GodfrainUMP-CNIP-FRS228,44919.00%376,91530.43% Louis AliotFN141,59811.78%149,41712.06% Michel ValdiguiéUDF-CAP21-MPF122,03310.15% – – Jean-Pierre BatailleVerts-Partit Occitan-Alternatifs96,9838.07% – – Lucien SanchezLO/LCR58,6624.88% – – Christiane AutigeonCPNT57,0534.74% – –Total1,202,492100.00%1,238,565100.00% Regional Council Party seats change +/-•Socialist Party 43 +22Union for a Popular Movement 14 -1•Left Radical Party 10 +1•French Communist Party 9 –National Front 8 –Union for French Democracy 5 -12Miscellaneous Right 2 -4The Greens 0 -2Revolutionary Communist League (France) 0 -2Hunting, 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 DelevoyeUMP-CNIP-FRS280,10217.27%484,81728.43% Carl LangFN290,90817.94%336,43419.73% Alain BocquetPCF173,20010.68% – – Valérie LétardUDF129,8278.01% – – Jean-François CaronVerts101,8086.28% – – Nicole BaudrinLO/LCR82,8685.11% – – Henri BailleulMEI33,2302.05% – – Georges Hienburalistes (shopkeepers)25,4331.57% – – Yann PhelippeauMNR19,5511.21% – – Jean-Marc MauriceRight to Hunt110.00% – –Total1,621,736100.00%1,705,136100.00% Regional Council Party seats change +/-•Socialist Party 41 +15•French Communist Party 18 +6National Front 16 -2Union for a Popular Movement 16 +3•The Greens 9 +1•Left Radical Party 2 +1Union for French Democracy 5 -9Miscellaneous Right 3 -5•Citizen and Republican Movement 3 +1Workers' Struggle 0 -7Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 0 -2Independent 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 DuronPS-PCF-MRC143,09523.91%297,27946.22% René Garrec (incumbent)UMP-MPF-FRS172,05028.74%257,35240.01% Fernand Le RachinelFN83,74213.99%88,61813.78% Philippe AugierUDF55,4369.26% – – Alain TourretPRG-Verts50,1058.37% – – Didier VergyCPNT31,3765.24% – – Christine CoulonLCR/LO28,8884.83% – –Jérémy FollyMiscellaneous Left-wing17,5862.94% – – Etienne AdamANPAG-Alternatives (far-left)16,2682.72% – –Total598,546100.00%643,249100.00% Regional Council Party seats change +/-•Socialist Party 14 +3Union for a Popular Movement 11 +1National Front 5 -1•French Communist Party 4 +1•The Greens 3 +2•Left Radical Party 3 +1•Citizen and Republican Movement 3 +3Miscellaneous Right 2 –•Miscellaneous Left 1 –Union for French Democracy dissident 1 –Union for French Democracy 0 -8Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 0 -2Movement 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-Verts281,31438.86%408,16352.69% Antoine RufenachtUMP-MPF153,08921.15%253,48032.72% Dominique ChabocheFN115,18315.91%113,01314.59% Hervé MorinUDF-CAP2190,50512.50% – – Christine PoupinLCR/LO40,4345.59% – – Bernard FrauMEI-GE30,2024.17% – – Philippe Foucher-SaillenfestMNR13,1241.81% – –Total723,851100.00%774,656100.00% Regional Council Party seats change +/-•Socialist Party 20 +7•The Greens 7 +4•French Communist Party 7 +2Union for a Popular Movement 6 -1Union for French Democracy 6 -1National Front 6 -4•Left Radical Party 2 –Miscellaneous Right 1 -3Workers' Struggle 0 -2Movement for France 0 -1Hunting, 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 AuxiettePS-PRG-PCF-Verts518,47537.20%762,61852.36% François FillonUMP-CNIP-FRS-MPF450,56032.33%693,99347.64% Jean ArthuisUDF-CAP21169,25212.14% – – Samuel MaréchalFN135,3909.71% – – Yves ChèereLO/LCR84,5676.07% – – Paul PetitdidierMNR35,4752.55% – –Total1,393,719100.00%1,456,611100.00% Regional Council Party seats change +/-•Socialist Party 36 +17Union for a Popular Movement 22 +6•The Greens 13 +7•French Communist Party 8 +3Union for French Democracy 6 -15Movement for France 4 -1•Left Radical Party 2 +1Miscellaneous Right 1 -7•Association for a Republican Left 1 –National Front 0 -7Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 0 -3Workers' 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 GewercPS-PRG-Verts210,33827.24%379,66345.47% Gilles de RobienUDF-UMP-CNIP-FRS-MPF-CAP21247,42532.26%299,51835.87% Michel GuiniotFN175,94022.94%155,85818.66% Maxime GremetzPCF83,28210.86% – – Roland SzpirkoLO/LCR49,9956.52% – –Total766,980100.00%835,039100.00% Regional Council Party seats change +/-•Socialist Party 20 +7•French Communist Party 9 +2National Front 8 -3Union for a Popular Movement 6 -5Union for French Democracy 6 -2•The Greens 4 +3•Left Radical Party 1 +1Miscellaneous Right 3 +3•Citizen and Republican Movement 1 – The left captured the Picardy region, following the retirement of the incumbent, Charles Baur. Poitou-Charentes 2004 Poitou-Charentes regional election CandidatePartyVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two) Ségolène RoyalPS-PRG-PCF-Verts350,46646.29%448,95055.10% Élisabeth MorinUMP-UDF-MPF249,37332.93%294,95936.20% Jean-Romée CharbonneauFN79,48410.50%70,8988.70% Gérard FontenayCPNT43,6455.76% – – Claude QuemarLO/LCR34,2214.52% – –Total757,189100.00%814,807100.00% Regional Council Party seats change +/-•Socialist Party 20 +6Union for a Popular Movement 8 -2•French Communist Party 7 +3•The Greens 6 +3Miscellaneous Right 6 +3National Front 3 -2•Left Radical Party 2 +1•Miscellaneous Left 2 –Union for French Democracy 1 -9Hunting, 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 VauzellePS-PRG-PCF-Verts633,33935.01%881,35045.18% Renaud MuselierUMP-UDF-CAP21472,03626.09%659,59233.81% Guy MacaryFN415,17122.95%409,78621.01% Aline Vidal-DaumasCPNT53,7822.97% – – Alain VauzelleMNR53,2512.94% – – Patrice MiranMEI-MHAN-TREFLE51,5432.85% – – Samuel JoshuaLO/LCR48,6802.69% – –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 Party seats change +/-•Socialist Party 34 +5Union for a Popular Movement 26 +10•French Communist Party 19 +6National Front 19 -18•The Greens 13 +11Union for French Democracy 5 -14•Left Radical Party 4 +2•Miscellaneous Left 2 –•Citizen and Republican Movement 1 –Miscellaneous Right 0 -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 QueyrannePS-PRG-PCF688,71832.19%1,083,75546.52% Anne-Marie CompariniUDF-UMP-CAP21-FRS667,85631.22%889,81538.20% Bruno GollnischFN389,56518.21%355,86415.28% Gérard LerasVerts215,78310.09% – – Patrick BertrandGRAD-Union of Radical Republicans (U2R)46,6112.18% – – Norbert ChetailMNR35,3101.65% – – Roseline VachettaLO/LCR95,5244.47% – –Total2,139,367100.00%2,329,434100.00% Regional Council Party seats change +/-•Socialist Party 45 +14Union for a Popular Movement 27 -2•The Greens 22 +13National Front 18 -17Union for French Democracy 18 -11•French Communist Party 16 +4•Left Radical Party 6 +4•Miscellaneous Left 5 -1•Citizen and Republican Movement 0 -1Movement for France 0 -1Miscellaneous Right 0 -1Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 0 -1Ligue savoisienne 0 -1 The left captures the usually conservative Rhône-Alpes region. 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