1998 French regional elections

none January 2020 1998 French regional elections France parliamentary 1992 French regional elections 1992 2004 French regional elections 2004 26 Regional Presidencies 15 March 1998 Regions Change Votes Percentage Philippe Séguin 1997 (cropped).jpg 125 125 150 0 0 Philippe Seguin Rally for the Republic 15 6 7,804,931 35.63% François Hollande - 2017 (27869823159) (cropped 2).jpg 120 120 150 0 0 François Hollande Socialist Party (France) 10 6 8,005,830 36.55% Jean-marie le pen cropped.jpg 120 120 150 0 0 Jean-Marie Le Pen National Front (France) 0 3,271,525 14.94% French regional elections 1998.svg Presidents elected by region #0066CC Rally for the Republic #00FFFF Union for French Democracy #FF8080 Socialist Party #FFCC33 Martinican Independence Movement #FF0000 Communist Party of Réunion #FFC0C0 Miscellaneous left 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. The parliamentary right, led by the conservative Gaullist Rally for the Republic and the centre-right Union for French Democracy won the presidency of 15 of the 26 regions, the rest were won by the French Socialist Party and its allies (Communists, Greens, Radicals). The far-right National Front obtained good results, increasing its number of seats. The far-left and Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition also won seats on various regional councils. These election were the last ones conducted using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of five percent of valid votes being applied regionally,Chapitre II : Mode de scrutin (Article L338) - Légifrance https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/id/LEGIARTI000006353941/1985-07-11/ 2023-08-30 www.legifrance.gouv.fr later replaced by a two-round mixed-member majoritarian system for the 2004 elections.Chapitre II : Mode de scrutin (Articles L338 à L338-1) - Légifrance https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/id/LEGIARTI000006353944/2003-04-12/ 2023-08-30 www.legifrance.gouv.fr Presidents of the Regional Council Alsace: Adrien Zeller (UDF-FD, UMP) Aquitaine : Alain Rousset (PS) Auvergne : Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (UDF, UMP) Burgundy : Jean-Pierre Soisson (MDR-UDF, UMP) FN support Brittany : Josselin de Rohan (RPR, UMP) Champagne-Ardenne : Jean-Claude Étienne (RPR, UMP) Corse : José Rossi (RPR, UMP) Franche-Comté : Jean-François Humbert (UDF-PPDF, UMP) Guadeloupe : Lucette Michaux-Chevry (RPR, UMP) Guyane : Antoine Karam (PSG) Île-de-France : Jean-Paul Huchon (PS) Languedoc-Roussillon : Jacques Blanc (DL, UMP) FN support Limousin : Robert Savy (PS) Lorraine : Gérard Longuet (RPR, UMP) Martinique : Alfred Marie-Jeanne (MIM) Midi-Pyrénées : Martin Malvy (PS) Nord-Pas de Calais : Michel Delebarre (PS) Lower Normandy : René Garrec (DL, UMP) Upper Normandy : Alain Le Vern (PS) Pays de la Loire : François Fillon (RPR, UMP) Picardy : Charles Baur (UDF-FD, DVD, UMP) FN support Poitou-Charentes : Jean-Pierre Raffarin (UDF-DL, DL, UMP) replaced by Elisabeth Morin (UMP) CPNT support Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur : Michel Vauzelle (PS) Réunion : Paul Vergès (PCR) Rhône-Alpes : Charles Millon (UDF-DL, DLC) replaced by Anne-Marie Comparini (UDF) References External links Election-Politique Regional Elections since 1986 (in french) 1998 Regional elections Regional elections