Politics of Guadeloupe

Politics Of Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe sends four deputies to the French National Assembly and three senators to the French Senate. One of the four National Assembly constituencies still includes Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy even though they seceded from Guadeloupe in 2007. This situation should last until 2012 when Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy will send their own deputies to the French National Assembly.

Guadeloupe
This article is part of the series:
Politics and government of
Guadeloupe
  • President of the Regional Council
    • Victorin Lurel
  • President of the General Council
    • Jacques Gillot
  • Political parties
  • Elections
See also: Politics of France
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National holiday Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Slavery Abolition Day 27 May (1848)
Constitution 28 September (1958)
Legal system French
Suffrage Universal at 18 years old
Executive branch Chief of state President François Hollande
represented by Prefect ]		 since 6 May 2012
since 12 June 2006
Head of government President of the General Council Jacques Gillot
President of the Regional Council Victorin Lurel		 since 26 March 2001
since 22 April 2004
Elections French president elected by popular vote for five-year term;
Prefect appointed by the French president on advice of the French Ministry of the Interior;
General and Regional Council presidents elected by membership of those councils.
Election results See regional elections
Legislative branch Unicameral General Council (Conseil général; 42 seats)
Unicameral Regional Council (Conseil régional; 41 seats)		 members elected by popular vote
to serve six-year terms
Elections General Council
last held March 2004, next due 2011
Regional Council
last held 14 March 2010, next due March 2014/2016
Election results General Council
Percent of vote by party: n/a
Seats by party:
Miscellaneous Left 22, PS 10, 2 Independents
Miscellaneous Right 7, UMP 2
Regional Council
Percent of vote by party:
PS 56.5%, UMP 14.0%, DVG 12.4%, CDI 7%, LO 2.8%, GUSR 2.8%, DVD 2.1%, EXG 1.4%, DVG 1%
Seats by party:
PS and allies 31, UMP 4, DVG 4, CDI 2
Judicial branch Court of Appeal (Cour d'Appel) in Basse-Terre;
Assize Court (Cour d'assises) in Basse-Terre to try felonies, consisting of three judges and a popular jury;
Several first instance courts of varying competence levels, in Basse-Terre, Pointe-à-Pitre, Saint-Martin and Grand-Bourg.
Political parties Guadeloupe Communist Party (PCG) · FGPS · Progressive Democratic Party (PPDG) · Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) (formerly the Rassemblement pour la Republique, RPR) · Socialist Party (PS) · Union for French Democracy (UDF);· Guadeloupe unie, socialisme et réalités (GUSR)
Pressure groups Union for the Liberation of Guadeloupe (ULPG) · General Federation of Guadeloupe Workers (CGT-G) · General Union of Guadeloupe Workers (UGTG) · Movement for Independent Guadeloupe (MPGI) · The Socialist Party
International
membership		 FZ · WCL · WFTU
See also: Colonial and Departmental Heads of Guadeloupe

Read more about Politics Of Guadeloupe:  General Council of Guadeloupe, Regional Council of Guadeloupe, Current Deputies

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