2010 French regional elections

2010 French regional elections
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26 Regional Presidencies
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Leader Martine Aubry Xavier Bertrand Jean-Marie Le Pen
Party PS UMP FN
Regions won 23 3 0
Change Steady Increase 1 Steady
First round 5,673,912
29.14%
Decrease 7.72 		5,066,942
26.02%
Decrease 7.71 		2,223,800
11.42%
Decrease 3.28
Second round 10,493,988
49.52%
Decrease 0.39 		7,496,897
35.37%
Decrease 1.47 		1,943,307
9.17%
Decrease 3.26
Second round results by region.
  Union for a Popular Movement
  Socialist Party
  Miscellaneous left

Regional elections were held in France on 14 and 21 March 2010. At stake were the presidencies of each of France's 26 régions, which, though they do not have legislative autonomy, manage sizable budgets.

The elections resulted in significant gains for the French Socialist Party (PS) and its allies, who went on to control 21 of the 22 regions of Metropolitan France.[1]

  1. ^ "Sarkozy reshuffle after poll loss". 22 March 2010.