Politics of Martinique

Martinique is both an overseas region and overseas department of France, with the same government institutions as areas on the French mainland. The administrative center of Martinique is located in Fort-de-France, and the Prefect of Martinique is Ange Mancini as of 2007.

January 24th, 2010, during a referendum, the Inhabitants of Martinique approved in 68,4 % the passage in a " unique(only) community ", within the framework of the article 73 of the Constitution, this one replaces and exercises the skills of the General Council and the regional council.

December 13th 2015, Alfred Marie Jeanne's pro-independence list wins the elections territorial in Martinique with 54,14 % in the face of the list of Letchimy 45,86 % .[1] [2]

On December 18th, 2015 Alfred Marie-Jeanne is elected executive president of Council of the Territorial Community of Martinique, with a measure of autonomy of Martinique. [3]

General Council of Martinique

The General Council of Martinique is composed of 45 seats whose members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms. The President of the General Council is Josette Manin as of 31 March 2011

Composition

Party		seats
•	Miscellaneous Left	21
•	Martinican Progressive Party	10
	Miscellaneous Right	4
	Union for a Popular Movement	3
	Other regionalists	3
	Martinican Independence Movement	2
	Socialist Party	2

Regional Council of Martinique

Main article: Elections in Martinique

The Regional Council is composed of 41 seats whose members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms. The President of the Regional Council is Alfred Marie-Jeanne as of March 1998.

Composition

Party		seats
•	Martinican Independence Movement	28
	Martinican Progressive Party	9
	UDF (FMP)	4

Parliamentary representation

Notable representatives may be found in Category:Martiniquais politicians

French Senate, 2 seats

Martinique elects 2 seats to the French Senate; indirect elections were last held in September 2004. The Martinican Progressive Party won 1 senator and one other left-wing candidate was elected.

French National Assembly, 4 seats

Martinique also elects 4 seats to the French National Assembly, the last elections were held in June 2007. The Union for a Popular Movement elected 1 deputy (Alfred Almont), the Socialist Party elected 1 (Louis-Joseph Manscour), the nationalist Martinican Independence Movement elected 1 (Alfred Marie-Jeanne), and the Martinican Progressive Party also elected 1(Serge Letchimy, mayor of Fort de France).

Current Deputies

Constituency		Member	Party
	1st	Louis-Joseph Manscour	PS
	2nd	Alfred Almont	UMP
	3rd	Serge Letchimy	PPM
	4th	Alfred Marie-Jeanne	MIM

See also

• List of Presidents of the Regional Council of Martinique