1986 French regional elections

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1986 French regional elections
16 March 1986 1992 →
26 Regional Presidencies
Presidents elected by region
  •   Rally for the Republic
  •   Union for French Democracy
  •   Socialist Party
  •   Miscellaneous left

Regional elections were held in France on 16 March 1986. These were the first regional elections in France. French left-wing parties promised the establishment of regional governments in the 1970s. When the Socialist Party was elected to government in 1981, they implemented territorial reform.[1]

At stake were the presidencies of each of France's 26 régions, which, although lacking legislative autonomy, manage sizeable budgets.

The parliamentary right, led by the conservative

Nord-Pas de Calais
region.

The election was conducted using the

threshold of five percent of valid votes being applied regionally.[2]

External links

References

  1. ISSN 0261-3794
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  2. ^ "Chapitre II : Mode de scrutin (Article L338) - Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
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