Franche-Comté regional election, 2004
Encyclopedia
A regional election took place in Franche-Comté
, France
on March 21 and March 28, 2004, along with all other regions
. Raymond Forni
(PS
) was elected President, defeating incumbent Jean-François Humbert
(UMP
).
Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
on March 21 and March 28, 2004, along with all other regions
French regional elections, 2004
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...
. Raymond Forni
Raymond Forni
Raymond Forni was a French Socialist politician.-Biography:Son of an Italian immigrant, Raymond Forni was born in Belfort, in 1941. His father died when he was 11. At 17, he had to stop studying, and he started to work as an unskilled worker in Peugeot factories...
(PS
Socialist Party (France)
The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in France and the largest party of the French centre-left. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in France, along with the center-right Union for a Popular Movement...
) was elected President, defeating incumbent Jean-François Humbert
Jean-François Humbert
Jean-François Humbert is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Doubs department and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party....
(UMP
Union for a Popular Movement
The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party...
).
Election results
External links
- Minister of the Interior (France) 2004 official results