The politics of Rhône-Alpes, 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.
The Regional Council of Rhône-Alpes (Conseil régional de Rhône-Alpes) is composed of 157 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.