Politics
The President of the General Council is the Socialist Bernard Derosier.
Party | seats | |
---|---|---|
• | Socialist Party | 43 |
• | French Communist Party | 12 |
Union for a Popular Movement | 10 | |
Miscellaneous Right | 8 | |
• | Miscellaneous Left | 3 |
MoDem | 2 | |
New Centre | 1 |
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