2004 French regional elections

Regional elections in were held in France on 21 and 28 March 2004. At stake were the presidencies of each of France's 26 regions which, although they do not have legislative powers, manage sizeable budgets. The results were a triumph for the parties of the left, led by the French Socialist Party (PS) in alliance with minor parties, including the French Communist Party (PCF), the Left Radical Party (PRG) and The Greens (Les Verts). The left has usually fared moderately well in regional elections, but this was their best result since the regional system was introduced.

2004 French regional elections
21 March and 28 March 2004
26 Regional Presidencies
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader François Hollande Alain Juppé Jean-Marie Le Pen
Party PS UMP FN
Regions won 23 2 0
Change 12 12
First round 8,938,695 8,179,866 3,564,059
Percentage 36.86% 33.73% 14.7%
Second round 12,896,820 9,519,416 3,199,392
Percentage 49.91% 36.84% 12.38%
Second round results by region.
  Union for a Popular Movement
  Socialist Party
  Martinican Independence Movement
  Communist Party of Réunion
  Miscellaneous left

The left won control of twenty of the twenty-two regions of metropolitan France, defeating the parties of the mainstream right, the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) and the Union for French Democracy (UDF), and the extreme right National Front (FN). The results were seen as a major setback for the then President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin.

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