title: Political party strength in France
text: # Political party strength in France
  
  This article currently only has information about the French Fifth Republic.
  
  ## Political party strength under Fifth Republic
  
  The following table indicates the great officers in the French Republic :
  
  * President of the Republic
  * President of the Senate
  * Prime minister
  * President of the National Assembly
  
  The table also indicates the historical party composition in the :
  
  * Senate
  * National Assembly
  * Regional Council
  * General Council
  
  The parties are as follows: Left-wing (PS, LFI, EÉLV, allies, and predecessors), Right-wing (LR, RN, allies, and predecessors), Centrist (LREM, UDF, allies, and predecessors), Independents.
  
  | Year | Executive offices | Executive offices | Executive offices | Executive offices | Parliament | Parliament | Local government | Local government | European Union | European Union | European Union |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Year | President of the Republic | Prime minister | President of the Senate | President of the National Assembly | National Assembly | Senate | Regional Councils | General council | French delegation | European commissioner | European commissioner |
  | 1959 | Charles de Gaulle (UNR-UDR) | Michel Debré (UNR) | Gaston Monnerville (PRRS) | Jacques Chaban-Delmas (UNR-UDR) | 494 - 52 | 161 - 148 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1960 | Charles de Gaulle (UNR-UDR) | Michel Debré (UNR) | Gaston Monnerville (PRRS) | Jacques Chaban-Delmas (UNR-UDR) | 494 - 52 | 161 - 148 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1961 | Charles de Gaulle (UNR-UDR) | Michel Debré (UNR) | Gaston Monnerville (PRRS) | Jacques Chaban-Delmas (UNR-UDR) | 494 - 52 | 161 - 148 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1962 | Charles de Gaulle (UNR-UDR) | Georges Pompidou (UNR) | Gaston Monnerville (PRRS) | Jacques Chaban-Delmas (UNR-UDR) | 324 - 152 | 152 - 122 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1963 | Charles de Gaulle (UNR-UDR) | Georges Pompidou (UNR) | Gaston Monnerville (PRRS) | Jacques Chaban-Delmas (UNR-UDR) | 324 - 152 | 152 - 122 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1964 | Charles de Gaulle (UNR-UDR) | Georges Pompidou (UNR) | Gaston Monnerville (PRRS) | Jacques Chaban-Delmas (UNR-UDR) | 324 - 152 | 152 - 122 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1965 | Charles de Gaulle (UNR-UDR) | Georges Pompidou (UNR) | Gaston Monnerville (PRRS) | Jacques Chaban-Delmas (UNR-UDR) | 324 - 152 | 147 - 127 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1966 | Charles de Gaulle (UNR-UDR) | Georges Pompidou (UNR) | Gaston Monnerville (PRRS) | Jacques Chaban-Delmas (UNR-UDR) | 324 - 152 | 147 - 127 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1967 | Charles de Gaulle (UNR-UDR) | Georges Pompidou (UNR) | Gaston Monnerville (PRRS) | Jacques Chaban-Delmas (UNR-UDR) | 293 - 194 | 147 - 127 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1968 | Charles de Gaulle (UNR-UDR) | Maurice Couve (UNR-UDR) | Alain Poher (CD-CDS) | Jacques Chaban-Delmas (UNR-UDR) | 396 - 91 | 156 - 127 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1969 | Georges Pompidou (UDR) | Jacques Chaban-Delmas (UDR) | Alain Poher (CD-CDS) | Achille Peretti (UDR) | 396 - 91 | 156 - 127 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1970 | Georges Pompidou (UDR) | Jacques Chaban-Delmas (UDR) | Alain Poher (CD-CDS) | Achille Peretti (UDR) | 396 - 91 | 156 - 127 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1971 | Georges Pompidou (UDR) | Jacques Chaban-Delmas (UDR) | Alain Poher (CD-CDS) | Achille Peretti (UDR) | 396 - 91 | 159 - 124 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1972 | Georges Pompidou (UDR) | Pierre Messmer (UDR) | Alain Poher (CD-CDS) | Achille Peretti (UDR) | 396 - 91 | 159 - 124 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1973 | Georges Pompidou (UDR) | Pierre Messmer (UDR) | Alain Poher (CD-CDS) | Edgar Faure (UDR) | 314 - 176 | 159 - 124 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1974 | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (IR-RP-UDF) | Jacques Chirac (RPR) | Alain Poher (CD-CDS) | Edgar Faure (UDR) | 314 - 176 | 157 - 126 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1975 | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (IR-RP-UDF) | Jacques Chirac (RPR) | Alain Poher (CD-CDS) | Edgar Faure (UDR) | 314 - 176 | 157 - 126 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1976 | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (IR-RP-UDF) | Raymond Barre (IR-UDF) | Alain Poher (CD-CDS) | Edgar Faure (UDR) | 314 - 176 | 157 - 126 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1977 | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (IR-RP-UDF) | Raymond Barre (IR-UDF) | Alain Poher (CD-CDS) | Edgar Faure (UDR) | 314 - 176 | 161 - 134 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1978 | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (IR-RP-UDF) | Raymond Barre (IR-UDF) | Alain Poher (CD-CDS) | Jacques Chaban-Delmas (RPR) | 287 - 200 | 161 - 134 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1979 | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (IR-RP-UDF) | Raymond Barre (IR-UDF) | Alain Poher (CD-CDS) | Jacques Chaban-Delmas (RPR) | 287 - 200 | 161 - 134 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1980 | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (IR-RP-UDF) | Raymond Barre (IR-UDF) | Alain Poher (CD-CDS) | Jacques Chaban-Delmas (RPR) | 287 - 200 | 160 - 144 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1981 | François Mitterrand (PS) | Pierre Mauroy (PS) | Alain Poher (CD-CDS) | Louis Mermaz (PS) | 333 - 158 | 160 - 144 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1982 | François Mitterrand (PS) | Pierre Mauroy (PS) | Alain Poher (CD-CDS) | Louis Mermaz (PS) | 333 - 158 | 160 - 144 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1983 | François Mitterrand (PS) | Pierre Mauroy (PS) | Alain Poher (CD-CDS) | Louis Mermaz (PS) | 333 - 158 | 179 - 138 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1984 | François Mitterrand (PS) | Laurent Fabius (PS) | Alain Poher (CD-CDS) | Louis Mermaz (PS) | 333 - 158 | 179 - 138 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1985 | François Mitterrand (PS) | Laurent Fabius (PS) | Alain Poher (CD-CDS) | Louis Mermaz (PS) | 333 - 158 | 179 - 138 | Creation of Regional Councils | |
  | 1986 | François Mitterrand (PS) | Jacques Chirac (RPR) | Alain Poher (CD-CDS) | Jacques Chaban-Delmas (RPR) | 290 - 248 | 201 - 118 | 20 - 2 | |
  | 1987 | François Mitterrand (PS) | Jacques Chirac (RPR) | Alain Poher (CD-CDS) | Jacques Chaban-Delmas (RPR) | 290 - 248 | 201 - 118 | 20 - 2 | |
  | 1988 | François Mitterrand (PS) | Michel Rocard (PS) | Alain Poher (CD-CDS) | Laurent Fabius (PS) | 276 - 271 | 201 - 118 | 20 - 2 | |
  | 1989 | François Mitterrand (PS) | Michel Rocard (PS) | Alain Poher (CD-CDS) | Laurent Fabius (PS) | 276 - 271 | 211 - 110 | 20 - 2 | |
  | 1990 | François Mitterrand (PS) | Michel Rocard (PS) | Alain Poher (CD-CDS) | Laurent Fabius (PS) | 276 - 271 | 211 - 110 | 20 - 2 | |
  | 1991 | François Mitterrand (PS) | Édith Cresson (PS) | Alain Poher (CD-CDS) | Laurent Fabius (PS) | 276 - 271 | 211 - 110 | 20 - 2 | |
  | 1992 | François Mitterrand (PS) | Pierre Beregovoy (PS) | René Monory (CDS-FD) | Henri Emmanuelli (PS) | 276 - 271 | 203 - 118 | 20 - 2 | |
  | 1993 | François Mitterrand (PS) | Edouard Balladur (RPR) | René Monory (CDS-FD) | Philippe Séguin (RPR) | 485 - 91 | 203 - 118 | 20 - 2 | |
  | 1994 | François Mitterrand (PS) | Edouard Balladur (RPR) | René Monory (CDS-FD) | Philippe Séguin (RPR) | 485 - 91 | 203 - 118 | 20 - 2 | | 41 R - 35 L |
  | 1995 | Jacques Chirac (RPR-UMP) | Alain Juppé (RPR) | René Monory (CDS-FD) | Philippe Séguin (RPR) | 485 - 91 | 199 - 122 | 20 - 2 | | 41 R - 35 L | Édith Cresson (PS) | Y-T De Silguy (Ind) |
  | 1996 | Jacques Chirac (RPR-UMP) | Alain Juppé (RPR) | René Monory (CDS-FD) | Philippe Séguin (RPR) | 485 - 91 | 199 - 122 | 20 - 2 | | 41 R - 35 L | Édith Cresson (PS) | Y-T De Silguy (Ind) |
  | 1997 | Jacques Chirac (RPR-UMP) | Lionel Jospin (PS) | René Monory (CDS-FD) | Laurent Fabius (PS) | 320 - 253 | 199 - 122 | 20 - 2 | | 41 R - 35 L | Édith Cresson (PS) | Y-T De Silguy (Ind) |
  | 1998 | Jacques Chirac (RPR-UMP) | Lionel Jospin (PS) | Christian Poncelet (RPR-UMP) | Laurent Fabius (PS) | 320 - 253 | 200 – 121 | 14 R - 8 L | 63 R - 36 L | 41 R - 35 L | Édith Cresson (PS) | Y-T De Silguy (Ind) |
  | 1999 | Jacques Chirac (RPR-UMP) | Lionel Jospin (PS) | Christian Poncelet (RPR-UMP) | Laurent Fabius (PS) | 320 - 253 | 200 – 121 | 14 R - 8 L | 63 R - 36 L | 40 R - 37 L | Pascal Lamy (PS) | Michel Barnier (UMP) |
  | 2000 | Jacques Chirac (RPR-UMP) | Lionel Jospin (PS) | Christian Poncelet (RPR-UMP) | Raymond Forni (PS) | 320 - 253 | 200 – 121 | 14 R - 8 L | 63 R - 36 L | 40 R - 37 L | Pascal Lamy (PS) | Michel Barnier (UMP) |
  | 2001 | Jacques Chirac (RPR-UMP) | Lionel Jospin (PS) | Christian Poncelet (RPR-UMP) | Raymond Forni (PS) | 320 - 253 | 189 – 131 | 14 R - 8 L | 59 R - 40 L | 40 R - 37 L | Pascal Lamy (PS) | Michel Barnier (UMP) |
  | 2002 | Jacques Chirac (RPR-UMP) | Jean-Pierre Raffarin (UMP) | Christian Poncelet (RPR-UMP) | Jean-Louis Debré (UMP) | 399 - 178 | 189 – 131 | 14 R - 8 L | 59 R - 40 L | 40 R - 37 L | Pascal Lamy (PS) | Michel Barnier (UMP) |
  | 2003 | Jacques Chirac (RPR-UMP) | Jean-Pierre Raffarin (UMP) | Christian Poncelet (RPR-UMP) | Jean-Louis Debré (UMP) | 399 - 178 | 189 – 131 | 14 R - 8 L | 59 R - 40 L | 40 R - 37 L | Pascal Lamy (PS) | Michel Barnier (UMP) |
  | 2004 | Jacques Chirac (RPR-UMP) | Jean-Pierre Raffarin (UMP) | Christian Poncelet (RPR-UMP) | Jean-Louis Debré (UMP) | 399 - 178 | 189 - 142 | 20 L - 2 R | 50 L - 49 R | 40 L - 31 R | Jacques Barrot (UMP) | Jacques Barrot (UMP) |
  | 2005 | Jacques Chirac (RPR-UMP) | Dominique de Villepin (UMP) | Christian Poncelet (RPR-UMP) | Jean-Louis Debré (UMP) | 399 - 178 | 189 - 142 | 20 L - 2 R | 50 L - 49 R | 40 L - 31 R | Jacques Barrot (UMP) | Jacques Barrot (UMP) |
  | 2006 | Jacques Chirac (RPR-UMP) | Dominique de Villepin (UMP) | Christian Poncelet (RPR-UMP) | Jean-Louis Debré (UMP) | 399 - 178 | 189 - 142 | 20 L - 2 R | 50 L - 49 R | 40 L - 31 R | Jacques Barrot (UMP) | Jacques Barrot (UMP) |
  | 2007 | Nicolas Sarkozy (UMP) | François Fillon (UMP) | Christian Poncelet (RPR-UMP) | Bernard Accoyer (UMP) | 345 - 227 | 189 - 142 | 20 L - 2 R | 50 L - 49 R | 40 L - 31 R | Jacques Barrot (UMP) | Jacques Barrot (UMP) |
  | 2008 | Nicolas Sarkozy (UMP) | François Fillon (UMP) | Gérard Larcher (UMP) | Bernard Accoyer (UMP) | 345 - 227 | 180 - 163 | 20 L - 2 R | 57 L - 42 R | 40 L - 31 R | Jacques Barrot (UMP) | Jacques Barrot (UMP) |
  | 2009 | Nicolas Sarkozy (UMP) | François Fillon (UMP) | Gérard Larcher (UMP) | Bernard Accoyer (UMP) | 345 - 227 | 180 - 163 | 20 L - 2 R | 57 L - 42 R | 33 L - 30 R | Michel Barnier (UMP) | Michel Barnier (UMP) |
  | 2010 | Nicolas Sarkozy (UMP) | François Fillon (UMP) | Gérard Larcher (UMP) | Bernard Accoyer (UMP) | 345 - 227 | 180 - 163 | 21 L - 1 R | 57 L - 42 R | 33 L - 30 R | Michel Barnier (UMP) | Michel Barnier (UMP) |
  | 2011 | Nicolas Sarkozy (UMP) | François Fillon (UMP) | Jean-Pierre Bel (PS) | Bernard Accoyer (UMP) | 345 - 227 | 177 - 171 | 21 L - 1 R | 61 L - 39 R | 33 L - 30 R | Michel Barnier (UMP) | Michel Barnier (UMP) |
  | 2012 | François Hollande (PS) | Jean-Marc Ayrault (PS) | Jean-Pierre Bel (PS) | Claude Bartolone (PS) | 331 - 229 | 177 - 171 | 21 L - 1 R | 61 L - 39 R | 33 L - 30 R | Michel Barnier (UMP) | Michel Barnier (UMP) |
  | 2013 | François Hollande (PS) | Jean-Marc Ayrault (PS) | Jean-Pierre Bel (PS) | Claude Bartolone (PS) | 331 - 229 | 177 - 171 | 21 L - 1 R | 61 L - 39 R | 33 L - 30 R | Michel Barnier (UMP) | Michel Barnier (UMP) |
  | 2014 | François Hollande (PS) | Manuel Valls (PS) | Gérard Larcher (LR) | Claude Bartolone (PS) | 331 - 229 | 187 R - 152 L | 21 L - 1 R | 61 L - 39 R | 51 R - 23 L | Pierre Moscovici (PS) | Pierre Moscovici (PS) |
  | 2015 | François Hollande (PS) | Manuel Valls (PS) | Gérard Larcher (LR) | Claude Bartolone (PS) | 331 - 229 | 187 R - 152 L | 8 R - 7 L | 69 R - 31 L | 51 R - 23 L | Pierre Moscovici (PS) | Pierre Moscovici (PS) |
  | 2016 | François Hollande (PS) | Manuel Valls (PS) | Gérard Larcher (LR) | Claude Bartolone (PS) | 331 - 229 | 187 R - 152 L | 8 R - 7 L | 69 R - 31 L | 51 R - 23 L | Pierre Moscovici (PS) | Pierre Moscovici (PS) |
  | 2017 | Emmanuel Macron (LREM) | Édouard Philippe (Horizons) | Gérard Larcher (LR) | François de Rugy (PÉ) | 351 C - 146 R - 72 L | 206 R - 114 L | 8 R - 7 L | 69 R - 31 L | 51 R - 23 L | Pierre Moscovici (PS) | Pierre Moscovici (PS) |
  | 2018 | Emmanuel Macron (LREM) | Édouard Philippe (Horizons) | Gérard Larcher (LR) | Richard Ferrand (LREM) | 351 C - 146 R - 72 L | 206 R - 114 L | 8 R - 7 L | 69 R - 31 L | 51 R - 23 L | Pierre Moscovici (PS) | Pierre Moscovici (PS) |
  | 2019 | Emmanuel Macron (LREM) | Édouard Philippe (Horizons) | Gérard Larcher (LR) | Richard Ferrand (LREM) | 351 C - 146 R - 72 L | 206 R - 114 L | 8 R - 7 L | 69 R - 31 L | 31 R - 25 C - 23 L | Thierry Breton (Ind) | Thierry Breton (Ind) |
  | 2020 | Emmanuel Macron (LREM) | Jean Castex (Ind) | Gérard Larcher (LR) | Richard Ferrand (LREM) | 351 C - 146 R - 72 L | 215 R - 107 L | 8 R - 7 L | 69 R - 31 L | 31 R - 25 C - 23 L | Thierry Breton (Ind) | Thierry Breton (Ind) |
  | 2021 | Emmanuel Macron (LREM) | Jean Castex (Ind) | Gérard Larcher (LR) | Richard Ferrand (LREM) | 351 C - 146 R - 72 L | 215 R - 107 L | 8 L - 7 R - 1 C | 65 R - 26 L - 4 C | 31 R - 25 C - 23 L | Thierry Breton (Ind) | Thierry Breton (Ind) |
  | 2022 | Emmanuel Macron (LREM) | Élisabeth Borne (LREM-TdP) | Gérard Larcher (LR) | Yaël Braun-Pivet (LREM) | 249 C - 164 R - 154 L | 215 R - 107 L | 8 L - 7 R - 1 C | 65 R - 26 L - 4 C | 31 R - 25 C - 23 L | Thierry Breton (Ind) | Thierry Breton (Ind) |
  