The Corsican Assembly ( co, Assemblea di Corsica; french: L'Assemblée de Corse) is the

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legislative body of the

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Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...

. It has its seat at the , in the Corsican capital of

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. After the 2017 territorial elections, the assembly was expanded from 51 to 63 seats, with the executive council expanding from 9 to 11 members (including the president).

History

Before 1975, Corsica was a ' of the

French region France is divided into eighteen administrative regions (french: régions, singular ), of which thirteen are located in metropolitan France (in Europe), while the other five are overseas regions (not to be confused with the overseas collecti ...

of . On 2 March 1982, a law was passed that gave Corsica the status of

('), abolishing the Corsican Regional Council which had existed before. Unlike the regional councils, the Corsican Assembly has

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powers over the island. In 1992, three institutions were formed in the territorial collectivity of Corsica: * The

Executive Council of Corsica The Corsican Assembly ( co, Assemblea di Corsica; french: L'Assemblée de Corse) is the unicameral legislative body of the territorial collectivity of Corsica. It has its seat at the , in the Corsican capital of Ajaccio. After the 2017 territ ...

, which exercises the type of executive functions held in other French regions by the Presidents of the Regional Councils. It ensures the stability and consistency needed to manage the affairs of the territory; * The Corsican Assembly, a deliberative,

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with greater powers than the regional councils on the mainland; * The Economic, Social and Cultural Council of Corsica, an advisory body.

Terminology

Members of the Corsican Assembly were first called "territorial councillors" in reference to Corsica's status as a '. Members are now called "Councillors of the Corsican Assembly", or in unofficial and everyday speech, just "Councillors".

Powers

* Economic development * Taxation * Energy * Environment * Housing * Education and training * Language * Transport * Forestry and agriculture * Culture * Tourism * Sports & youth

Composition

There are 63 members of the Assembly, elected for a six-year term via a

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and two rounds of voting. To pass beyond the first round, a candidate requires an

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, whereas in the second round a plurality is sufficient. The list that wins in the first or second round automatically obtains three seats as a "premium to the majority". The other seats are distributed based on

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. At the first meeting of Assembly Councillors after an election, the councillors elect an Assembly President in a plurality ballot. This is also a two round contest, with an absolute majority required to proceed to the second round. At the same time as the election of the President, the Assembly also elects the ten members that will make up the President's Committee ('). In contrast to the executives of the regional councils, Assembly Councillors may not also be members of the Corsican Executive Council. Election to the executive requires resignation from the Assembly.

Results

Presidents of the Corsican Assembly

* 1974–1979: * 1979–1982: Jean Filippi * 1982–1984: * 1984–1998: * 1998–2004:

José Rossi José Rossi (born June 18, 1944 in Ajaccio) is French politician, who served as the Corsican Assembly, President of the Corsican Assembly from 1998 to 2004. References

Living people 1944 births French politicians {{Corsica-politician-s ...

* 2004–2010: Camille de Rocca Serra * 2010–2015: Dominique Bucchini * 2015-2021:

Jean-Guy Talamoni Jean-Guy Talamoni (; born 6 May 1960) is a French politician and Corsican nationalist, who was President of the Corsican Assembly The Corsican Assembly ( co, Assemblea di Corsica; french: L'Assemblée de Corse) is the unicameral legislativ ...

* 2021-:

Marie-Antoinette Maupertuis Marie-Antoinette Maupertuis, also called Nanette Maupertuis, is a French politician and academic practicing in Corsica. Elected councilor to the Corsican assembly on Gilles Simeoni's list in the 2015 elections, she was re-elected in 2017 and 202 ...

Assembly members

Members since 2015:

References

External links

Website of the ''L'Assemblée de Corse / L'Assemblea di Corsica''
(Corsican) {{Regional Councils (France), current, state=Corsica Politics of Corsica Government of Corsica