The politics of Île-de-France, 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
Period | Identity | Political Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1976 | 1988 | Michel Giraud[1]
(1929-2011) |
RPR | |
1988 | 1992 | Pierre-Charles Krieg[2]
(1922-1998) |
RPR | |
1992 | 1998 | Michel Giraud[1]
(1929-2011) |
RPR | |
1998 | 2015 | Jean-Paul Huchon[3]
(1946-) |
PS | |
2015 | July 3, 2021 | Valérie Pécresse[4]
(1967-) |
LR, then SL | |
2021 | Ongoing
(as of July 20, 2021) |
SL |
Legislative branch edit
The Regional Council of Île-de-France (Conseil régional d'Île-de-France) is composed of 209 councillors, elected by proportional representation in a two-round system.[5] 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
References edit
- ^ a b "Biographie Michel Giraud Président de sociétés, Homme politique". www.whoswho.fr. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ "Pierre-Charles Krieg (1922-1997)". www.parismarais.com. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ "Jean-Paul Huchon | Metropolis | Buenos Aires 2015". buenosaires2015.metropolis.org. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ "L'exécutif du Conseil régional d'Île-de-France : la présidente, les vice-présidents et les délégués spéciaux". Région Île-de-France (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ "Liste des 209 élus du Conseil régional d'Île-de-France pour la mandature 2021-2028". Région Île-de-France (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ "Les groupes politiques - Page 1 | Région Île-de-France". www.iledefrance.fr. Retrieved 2021-07-14.