1998 French regional elections explained

Election Name:1998 French regional elections
Country:France
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1992 French regional elections
Previous Year:1992
Next Election:2004 French regional elections
Next Year:2004
Seats For Election:26 Regional Presidencies
Election Date:15 March 1998
1Blank:Regions
2Blank:Change
3Blank:Votes
4Blank:Percentage
Leader1:Philippe Seguin
Party1:Rally for the Republic
1Data1:15
2Data1:6
3Data1:7,804,931
4Data1:35.63%
Leader2:François Hollande
Party2:Socialist Party (France)
1Data2:10
2Data2:6
3Data2:8,005,830
4Data2:36.55%
Leader3:Jean-Marie Le Pen
Party3:National Front (France)
1Data3:0
3Data3:3,271,525
4Data3:14.94%

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,[1] later replaced by a two-round mixed-member majoritarian system for the 2004 elections.[2]

Presidents of the Regional Council

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chapitre II : Mode de scrutin (Article L338) - Légifrance . 2023-08-30 . www.legifrance.gouv.fr.
  2. Web site: Chapitre II : Mode de scrutin (Articles L338 à L338-1) - Légifrance . 2023-08-30 . www.legifrance.gouv.fr.