Assembly_of_Martinique
The assembly of Martinique is the deliberative assembly of Martinique, which is a single territorial collectivity of France. In 2015 it replaced both the Regional and General Councils of Martinique.
Assembly of Martinique Assemblée de Martinique | |
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.svg) Logo of the territorial collectivity of Martinique | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
President | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 51 |
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Political groups | |
| Elections | |
| Proportional two-round ballot with majority bonus | |
First election | 13 December 2015 |
Last election | 20 June 2021 |
Next election | 2027 |
The Martinican assembly is made up of 51 members,[1] who are elected for six year terms.
The voting system is similar to that used for regional elections: it is a multi-member proportional election with two rounds with majority bonus. In the first round, if a list receives the absolute majority of the votes cast, it receives a premium of 11 seats and the remaining seats are allocated to all the lists having received at least 5% of the votes cast.
If no list receives the absolute majority, a second round takes place: the list which comes first in the second round receives the premium of 11 seats and the remaining seats are allocated to all the lists having received at least 5% of the votes cast. For the distribution of seats within each list, the territory of Martinique is divided into four electoral sections corresponding to the legislative constituencies.[2]
The first elections for the assembly were held on 13 December 2015. Gran Sanblé pou ba peyi an chans, a coalition of the Martinican Independence Movement and right-wing parties, led by Alfred Marie-Jeanne, defeated Ensemble pour une Martinique Nouvelle [fr], a coalition of left-wing parties, led by Serge Letchimy, winning 33 out of 51 seats.[3][4][5]
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- Code électoral - Article L558-6 [Electoral Code - Article L558-6] (in French), Legifrance, le service public de la diffusion du droit, retrieved 2020-04-28
- "La liste d'Alfred Marie-Jeanne remporte les élections territoriales 2015" (in French). 14 December 2016.
- "Pro-independence candidate wins in Martinique, does not want to change status quo (for now)". Nationalia. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- "En Martinique, droite et indépendantistes fusionnent pour la première fois". Le Huffington Post (in French). 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2020-04-28.