The politics of Rhône-Alpes, France takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democracy, whereby the President of Regional Council is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Legislative power is vested in the regional council.
Executive The executive of the region is led by the President of the regional council.
List of presidents
Legislative branch
The Regional Council of Rhône-Alpes (Conseil régional de Rhône-Alpes) is composed of 157 councillors, elected by proportional representation in a two-round system. The winning list in the second round is automatically entitled to a quarter of the seats. The remainder of the seats are allocated through proportional representation with a 5% threshold.
The Council is elected for a six-year term.
Current composition .Composition in 2004: PS 45, UMP 27, Greens 22, FN 18, UDF 18, PCF 16, PRG 6, DVG 5
Party seats•Socialist Party 47Union for a Popular Movement 24•The Greens 20National Front 18•French Communist Party 15MoDem 11•Left Radical Party 7Radical-UMP 5New Centre 5Left Party 4New Anticapitalist PartyElected as a Communist, defected to the NPA 1
Elections
Other elections In the 2007 legislative election, the UMP won 32 seats, while the opposition PS won 14. The New Centre won one seat, as did the Communist Party. A right-wing independent won one seat in Haute-Savoie.
References
External links Rhône-Alpes Region