Back الانتخابات الجهوية الفرنسية 2015 Arabic Eleccions regionals franceses de 2015 Catalan Franske regionvalg 2015 Danish Regionalwahlen in Frankreich 2015 German Γαλλικές περιφερειακές εκλογές 2015 Greek Francaj regionaj balotoj de 2015 EO Elecciones regionales de Francia de 2015 Spanish انتخابات منطقهای فرانسه، ۲۰۱۵ FA Élections régionales françaises de 2015 French Pemilihan umum regional Prancis 2015 ID
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 Second round results by region.
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Regional elections were held in France on 6 and 13 December 2015. At stake were the regional councils in metropolitan and overseas France including the Corsican Assembly and inaugural seats in the Assembly of French Guiana and Assembly of Martinique, all for a six-year term. The Departmental Council of Mayotte, which also exercises the powers of a region, was the only region not participating in this election, having already been renewed on 2 April 2015. There were 18 regional presidencies at stake, with 13 in mainland France and Corsica, as well as 5 overseas. Though they do not have legislative autonomy, these territorial collectivities manage sizable budgets. Moreover, regional elections are often taken as a mid-term opinion poll.
These elections were the first to be held for the redrawn regions: the 27 regions of France were amalgamated into 18, this went into effect on 1 January 2016.[1][2]
The election saw a huge swing away from the centre-left Socialist Party, as well as a small swing to the centre-right Republicans. However, there was a double-digit swing to the right-wing National Rally in both the first round and the second round. Despite this, National Rally did not win any regional presidencies.
- ^ La carte à 13 régions définitivement adoptée, Le Monde, 17 December 2014, accessed 2 January 2015
- ^ "LOI n° 2015–29 du 16 janvier 2015 relative à la délimitation des régions, aux élections régionales et départementales et modifiant le calendrier électoral – Legifrance". Retrieved 13 December 2015.