2010 French regional elections

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.

2010 French regional elections
14 and 21 March 2010
26 Regional Presidencies
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Martine Aubry Xavier Bertrand Jean-Marie Le Pen
Party PS UMP FN
Regions won 23 3 0
Change 1
First round 5,673,912
29.14%
7.72		 5,066,942
26.02%
7.71		 2,223,800
11.42%
3.28
Second round 10,493,988
49.52%
0.39		 7,496,897
35.37%
1.47		 1,943,307
9.17%
3.26
Second round results by region.
  Union for a Popular Movement
  Socialist Party
  Miscellaneous left

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.

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