Politics_of_Réunion

Politics of Réunion

Politics of Réunion

Political system of Réunion

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 Jerome Filippini. The president of the General Council, who acts as head of the government,[citation needed] is Cyrille Melchior.[citation needed] The President of the Regional Council is Huguette Bello.

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 50 seats (since 4.2015). The unicameral Regional Council has 45 seats. Members of both are elected by direct election for six-year terms.

Composition

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Deputies

Réunion elects seven deputies to the National Assembly for five-year terms.[citation needed]

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Senators

Réunion elects four senators to the Senate for six-year terms.[citation needed]

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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)[7] since 1986,[8] and of the World Federation of Trade Unions.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Réunion". britannica.com. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Département de La Réunion (974)". insee.fr (in French). Insee. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Collectivités d'Outre-mer de l'article 73 de la Constitution (Guadeloupe, Guyane, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte)". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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    "France 1958 (rev. 2008) - Article 3". constituteproject.org. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
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    "The right to vote". welcometofrance.com. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
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    "French President Emmanuel Macron wins second term in office". aa.com.tr. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  7. [7]
    "IOC and the EU". European External Action Service. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  8. [8]
    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.
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