Politics of Île-de-France
# Politics of Île-de-France

The politics of Île-de-France, France takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democracy, whereby the President of Regional Council is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Legislative power is vested in the regional council.

## Executive

The executive of the region is led by the President of the regional council.

### List of presidents

| Period | Period | Identity | Political Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 1988 | Michel Giraud (1929-2011) | RPR |
| 1988 | 1992 | Pierre-Charles Krieg (1922-1998) | RPR |
| 1992 | 1998 | Michel Giraud (1929-2011) | RPR |
| 1998 | 2015 | Jean-Paul Huchon (1946-) | PS |
| 2015 | July 3, 2021 | Valérie Pécresse (1967-) | LR, then SL |
| 2021 | Ongoing (as of July 20, 2021) | Valérie Pécresse (1967-) | SL |

## Legislative branch

The Regional Council of Île-de-France (Conseil régional d'Île-de-France) is composed of 209 councillors, elected by proportional representation in a two-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 through proportional representation with a 5% threshold.

The Council is elected for a six-year term.

### Current composition

List of political groups in the council :

| Party | Acronym | Elected | Group |
| - | - | - | - |
| Majority (125 seats) |||||
| The Republicans | LR | 59 | Île-de-France gathered (102 seats) |
| Miscellaneous right | DVD | 14 | Île-de-France gathered (102 seats) |
| Soyons Libres | SL | 11 | Île-de-France gathered (102 seats) |
| Democratic Movement | MoDem | 8 | Île-de-France gathered (102 seats) |
| La France Audacieuse | LFA | 2 | Île-de-France gathered (102 seats) |
| Radical Movement | MR | 2 | Île-de-France gathered (102 seats) |
| Agir | Agir | 2 | Île-de-France gathered (102 seats) |
| The Centrists | LC | 1 | Île-de-France gathered (102 seats) |
| Union of Democrats and Ecologists | UDE | 1 | Île-de-France gathered (102 seats) |
| Independent Ecological Movement | MEI | 1 | Île-de-France gathered (102 seats) |
| La France Vraiment | LFV | 1 | Île-de-France gathered (102 seats) |
| Union of Democrats and Independents | UDI | 23 | UDI (23 seats) |
| Opposition (84 seats) |||||
| Europe Ecology - The Greens | EELV | 11 | Ecologist pole (18 seats) |
| Génération.s | G s | 5 | Ecologist pole (18 seats) |
| Cap Écologie | CE | 1 | Ecologist pole (18 seats) |
| Ecology Generation | GÉ | 1 | Ecologist pole (18 seats) |
| Socialist Party | PS | 15 | Île-de-France in common (18 seats) |
| Radical Party of the Left | PRG | 1 | Île-de-France in common (18 seats) |
| Miscellaneous left | DVG | 1 | Île-de-France in common (18 seats) |
| Les Écolos Solidaires | LÉS | 1 | Île-de-France in common (18 seats) |
| La France Insoumise | LFI | 9 | LFI and related (17 seats) |
| French Communist Party | PCF | 7 | LFI and related (17 seats) |
| Animalist Party | PA | 1 | LFI and related (17 seats) |
| National Rally | RN | 15 | RN Ile-de-France (16 seats) |
| L'Avenir Français | LAF | 1 | RN Ile-de-France (16 seats) |
| La République En Marche! | LREM | 9 | Presidential majority (15 seats) |
| Democratic movement | MoDem | 4 | Presidential majority (15 seats) |
| Territories of Progress | TdP | 1 | Presidential majority (15 seats) |
| Agir | Agir | 1 | Presidential majority (15 seats) |
