The Alliance of the Overseas (french: Alliances des Outre-Mers) was a French electoral coalition for the 2009 European elections in the

Overseas constituency An overseas constituency or overseas electoral district is any electoral district located outside of a nation-state's borders but which is recognized by the state's government as a district for the representation of its expatriate (and, technically ...

composed of left-wing overseas parties. The list was supported by the Left Front. The list was composed of the

Communist Party of Réunion The Communist Party of Réunion (french: Parti Communiste Réunionnais, PCR) is a communist political party in the French overseas department of Réunion (in the Indian Ocean). History PCR was founded in 1959, as the French Communist Party (P ...

(PCR), the

Martinican Democratic Rally The Martinican Democratic Rally (french: Rassemblement démocratique martiniquais, RDM) is a Martinican political party founded on March 26, 2006 by Claude Lise, Senator and President of the General Council. Lise was a member of the Martinican P ...

(RDM), the

Guianese Socialist Party The Guianese Socialist Party (french: Parti socialiste guyanais, PSG) is a political party in the French '' overseas région'' of French Guiana, in South America. History It was founded in 1956 by Justin Catayée, beforehand the founder of the ...

(PSG), and the

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(FLNKS) of

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. It was widely seen as the successor to a similar alliance which topped the poll in the constituency in

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

, and on which

Paul Vergès Paul Vergès (5 March 1925 – 11/12 November 2016) was a Réunionese politician. Born in Ubon Ratchathani, Siam to a French diplomat father and Vietnamese mother. Vergès founded the Communist Party of Réunion in 1960, a party which he led unt ...

was elected MEP.

Leaders

* Overseas:

Élie Hoarau Élie Hoarau (born July 8, 1938 in Sainte-Suzanne, Réunion) is a Reunionese politician and member of the Communist Party of Réunion. He is the husband of Senator Gélita Hoarau. Hoarau was elected as a member of the National Assembly of Franc ...

(Indian Ocean Section) The list received 21.01% of the vote, and Hoarau was elected MEP. {{French political parties Defunct left-wing political party alliances Defunct political party alliances in France Parties represented in the European Parliament Political parties of the French Fifth Republic Left-wing nationalist parties