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Thepolitics ofFranche-Comté,France takes place in a framework of apresidentialrepresentative democracy, whereby the President of Regional Council is thehead of government, and of a pluriformmulti-party system.Legislative power is vested in the regional council.
The executive of the region is led by thePresident of the regional council.
The Regional Council of Franche-Comté (Conseil régional de Franche-Comté) is composed of 43 councillors, elected byproportional representation in atwo-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 throughproportional representation with a 5%threshold.
The Council is elected for a six-year term.
| Party | seats | |
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| • | Socialist Party | 16 |
| Union for a Popular Movement | 12 | |
| • | The Greens | 6 |
| National Front | 5 | |
| • | Miscellaneous Left | 3 |
| • | Association for a Republican Left | 1 |
In the2007 legislative election, theUMP won 11 seats and theSocialist Party won two seats.[1]
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