Regional elections were held in France on 22 March 1992. At stake were the presidencies of each of France's 26 ''
régions'', which, although lacking legislative autonomy, manage sizeable budgets. The parliamentary right, led by the conservative
Rally for the Republic and the centre-right
Union for French Democracy won a landslide, winning 20 of 22 metropolitan regional presidencies. The
Socialists only won the
Limousin, while the
Greens obtained the presidency of the
Nord-Pas de Calais region.
The elections were conducted using the
D'Hondt method
The D'Hondt method, also called the Jefferson method or the greatest divisors method, is an apportionment method for allocating seats in parliaments among federal states, or in proportional representation among political parties. It belongs to ...
and a
closed list proportional representation
Proportional representation (PR) refers to any electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to political divisions (Political party, political parties) amon ...
, with a
threshold of five percent of valid votes being applied regionally.
References
External links
Election-Politique Regional Elections since 1986 (in french)
{{French local elections
1992
1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General.
* January 6
** The Republ ...
French Regional Elections
March 1992 in France