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Politics of Martinique |
| Martinique |
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Martinique is not a separate territory but both an overseas region and overseas department of France, with the same government institutions as areas on the French mainland.
The administrative centre is Fort-de-France.
The Prefect of Martinique is Ange Mancini (since 2007).
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The general council is composed of 45 seats; whose members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms.
The President of the General Council is Claude Lise (since 22 March 1992)
| 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 | |
| Martinican Socialist Federation | 2 | |
The regional council is composed of 41 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms.
The President of the Regional Council is Alfred Marie-Jeanne (since March 1998).
| Party | seats | |
|---|---|---|
| • | Martinican Independence Movement | 28 |
| Martinican Progressive Party | 9 | |
| UDF (FMP) | 4 | |
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.
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).
| Constituency | Member | Party | |
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| 1st | Louis-Joseph Manscour | PS | |
| 2nd | Alfred Almont | UMP | |
| 3rd | Serge Letchimy | PPM | |
| 4th | Alfred Marie-Jeanne | MIM | |
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