Politics
The President of the General Council is the Communist Jean-Paul Dufregne. Allier is a stronghold of rural communism; indeed the PCF holds most of its seats in rural or suburban areas, while the right-wing holds most of its seats in urban areas such as Montluçon or Vichy.
| Party | seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Right | 13 | |
| • | French Communist Party | 9 |
| • | Socialist Party | 6 |
| Union for a Popular Movement | 4 | |
| • | Left Radical Party | 2 |
| • | Miscellaneous Left | 1 |
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