Politics of Brittany
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The politics of Brittany, 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.
Executive
[edit]The executive of the region is led by the President of the regional council.
List of presidents
[edit]| Presidents of Brittany | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Party | Term | |
| René Pleven | DC | 1974–1976 | |
| André Colin | CDS | 1976–1978 | |
| Raymond Marcellin | UDF-PR | 1978–1986 | |
| Yvon Bourges | RPR | 1986–1998 | |
| Josselin de Rohan | RPR/UMP | 1998–2004 | |
| Jean-Yves Le Drian | PS | 2004– | |
Legislative branch
[edit]The Regional Council of Brittany (Conseil régional de Bretagne, Kuzul Rannvroel Breizh) is composed of 83 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.
Current composition
[edit]| Party | seats | |
|---|---|---|
| • | Socialist Party | 28 |
| Republican | 14 | |
| Ensemble ! | 9 | |
| National Rally | 8 | |
| • | French Communist Party | 4 |
| The Ecologists | 6 | |
| Breton Democratic Union | 6 | |
| • | Regionalists | 3 |
| • | Miscellaneous Ecologists | 5 |
Elections
[edit]Other elections
[edit] | This section needs to be updated. (January 2024) |
| Year | National winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 47.38% 921,256 | 52.62% 1,023,056 |
| 2002 | 88.56% 1,523,388 | 11.44% 196,712 |
| 1995 | 50.44% 858,100 | 49.56% 843,169 |
| 1988 | 55.10% 929,363 | 44.90% 757,417 |
| 1981 | 48.95% 796,769 | 51.05% 831,034 |
| 1974 | 56.54% 781,563 | 43.46% 600,678 |
| 1969 | 63.95% 692,280 | 36.05% 390,240 |
| 1965 | 63.15% 806,958 | 36.85% 470,839 |
In the 2007 legislative election, 13 Socialists were elected. The UMP won 11 seats. One centrist affiliated with the MoDem (now New Centre) was elected. One PS dissident, Marcel Rogemont was also elected.[1]
Political movements
[edit]The reunification of Brittany is supported by 50% of the inhabitants of Brittany and of Loire-Atlantique compared to 28% who are opposed, and is considered a prerequisite to further autonomy.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Election Resources on the Internet: Presidential and Legislative Elections in France - Results Lookup".
- ^ "La moitié des habitants de la Bretagne à 5 favorable à un rattachement de la Loire-Atlantique" [Half of the inhabitants of the 5 Breton departments in favour of integrating Loire-Atlantique]. archive.wikiwix.com. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ^ "Brittany lays claim to autonomy, in Corsica's footsteps". Le Monde.fr. 2022-04-09. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
External links
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