Politics of Poitou-Charentes
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The Politics of Legislative power is vested in the regional council.
Executive
The executive of the region is led by the
President of the regional council
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Current composition
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List of presidents
| Presidents of Poitou-Charentes | |||
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| President | Party | Term | |
| Lucien Grand | CD | 1974–1976 | |
| Jacques Fouchier | CD | 1976–1978 | |
| Francis Hardy | RPR | 1978–1980 | |
| Fernand Chaussebourg | UDF-CDS | 1980–1981 | |
| Michel Boucher | UDF-CDS | 1981–1982 | |
| Jacques Santrot | PS | 1982 | |
| Raoul Cartraud | PS | 1982–1985 | |
| René Monory | UDF-CDS | 1985–1986 | |
| Louis Fruchard | UDF-CDS | 1986–1988 | |
| Jean-Pierre Raffarin | UDF/DL | 1988–2002 | |
| Dominique de la Martinière | UMP | 2002 | |
| Élisabeth Morin | UMP | 2002–2004 | |
| Ségolène Royal | PS | 2004– | |
Legislative branch
The Regional Council of Poitou-Charentes (Conseil régional de Poitou-Charentes) is composed of 56 councillors, elected by
threshold
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The Council is elected for a six-year term.
Current composition
| Party | seats | |
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| • | Socialist Party | 20 |
| Union for a Popular Movement | 8 | |
| • | French Communist Party | 7 |
| • | The Greens | 6 |
| Miscellaneous Right | 6 | |
National Front |
3 | |
| • | Left Radical Party |
2 |
| • | Miscellaneous Left | 2 |
| Union for French Democracy | 1 | |
Elections
Other elections
In the
References
- ^ "June 10-17, 2007 National Assembly Election Results – Aquitaine". Presidential and Legislative Elections in France. 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
External links
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