Politics of Réunion
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Réunion, is an overseas département of France.[1]
The island's conventional name is the Department of Réunion, or Réunion. The French flag is used on the island. The island's capital is Saint-Denis,[1] and the island is divided into 4 arrondissements, 24 communes and 25 cantons.[2]
Réunion is governed by French law under Article 73 of the Constitution of France, under which the laws and regulations are applicable as of right, as in metropolitan France.[3] Suffrage is granted universally[4] to all those over the age of 18.[5]
Executive branch
The chief of state is the French President Emmanuel Macron,[6] who is represented by Prefect Jacques Billant.[7] The president of the General Council, who acts as head of the government,[citation needed] is Nassimah Dindar.[citation needed] The President of the Regional Council is Didier Robert.[8]
Elections held in Réunion include the French presidential vote.[citation needed] A prefect is appointed by the president on the advice of the French Ministry of the Interior.[citation needed] The presidents of the General and Regional Councils are elected by members of those councils.[citation needed]
Legislative branch
The unicameral Departmental Council has 47 seats. The unicameral Regional Council has 45 seats. Members of both are elected by direct election for six-year terms.
Composition
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Party | seats | |
---|---|---|
• | Les Républicains | 15 |
Socialist Party | 10 | |
• | Miscellaneous Right | 10 |
Communist Party of Réunion | 8 | |
Miscellaneous Left | 3 | |
• | MoDem | 3 |
Deputies
Réunion elects seven deputies to the National Assembly for five-year terms.[citation needed]
Constituency | Deputy | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1st | Ericka Bareigts | PS | |
2nd | Karine Lebon | PLR | |
3rd | Nathalie Bassire | LR | |
4th | David Lorion | LR | |
5th | Jean-Hugues Ratenon | DVG | |
6th | Nadia Ramassamy | LR | |
7th | Thierry Robert | MoDem |
Senators
Réunion elects four senators to the Senate for six-year terms.[citation needed]
Senator | Party | |
---|---|---|
Michel Fontaine | LR | |
Didier Robert | LR | |
Paul Vergès | PCR | |
Michel Vergoz | PS |
European Parliament
Réunion participates in French elections to the European Parliament as a part of the Indian Ocean section of the Overseas constituency, which also includes Mayotte.[citation needed] Younous Omarjee, from Réunion, is one of the three MEPs representing the constituency.[citation needed]
Judicial branch
The Judicial branch of the overseas département is run by the Cour d'Appel (Court of Appeals).[citation needed]
International organization participation
Reunion is a member in the Indian Ocean Commission (InOC)[9] since 1986,[10] and of the World Federation of Trade Unions.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Réunion". britannica.com. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Département de La Réunion (974)". insee.fr (in French). Insee. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Collectivités d'Outre-mer de l'article 73 de la Constitution (Guadeloupe, Guyane, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte)". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "France 1958 (rev. 2008) - Article 3". constituteproject.org. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "The right to vote". welcometofrance.com. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "French President Emmanuel Macron wins second term in office". aa.com.tr. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Décret du 29 mai 2019 portant nomination du préfet de la région Réunion, préfet de La Réunion (hors classe) - M. BILLANT (Jacques)". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Régionales à La Réunion : Didier Robert (LR) largement reconduit". Le Parisien. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "IOC and the EU". European External Action Service. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ McDougall, Derek (1994). "The Indian Ocean commission: Regional cooperation in the South‐West Indian ocean". The Round Table. 83 (332): 455–467. doi:10.1080/00358539408454228. ISSN 0035-8533.