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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.
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The executive of the region is led by the President of the regional council.
| Presidents of Rhône-Alpes | |||
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| President | Party | Term | |
| Paul Ribeyre | RI | 1974-1980 | |
| Michel Durafour | UDF | 1980-1981 | |
| Charles Béraudier | UDF-CDS | 1978-1986 | |
| Charles Millon | UDF-PR | 1988-1999 | |
| Anne-Marie Comparini | UDF | 1999-2004 | |
| Jean-Jack Queyranne | PS | 2004- | |
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.
| Party | seats | |
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| • | Socialist Party | 47 |
| Union for a Popular Movement | 24 | |
| • | The Greens | 20 |
| National Front | 18 | |
| • | French Communist Party | 15 |
| MoDem | 11 | |
| • | Left Radical Party | 7 |
| Radical-UMP | 5 | |
| New Centre | 5 | |
| Left Party | 4 | |
| New Anticapitalist Party[2] | 1 | |
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.[3]
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