Martinique
Martinique ( , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in th ...
is not a separate territory but a region of
France
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. France has a
multi-party
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system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form
coalition government
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s.
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Politics of France
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''.
The parties
Most of the
French political parties are active in Martinique.
In addition there are a number of regional parties:
*
Martinican Independence Movement (''Mouvement Indépendantiste Martiniquais'', MIM)
*
Martinican Progressive Party
The Martinican Progressive Party (french: Parti progressiste martiniquais, PPM) is a democratic socialist political party in Martinique. It was founded on March 22, 1958 by poet Aimé Césaire after breaking off from the French Communist Party. Th ...
(''Parti Progressiste Martiniquais'', PPM)
*
Build the Martinique Country (''Batir le Pays Martinique'')
*
Martinican Communist Party
The Martinican Communist Party (french: Parti communiste martiniquais) is a political party in the French '' département d'outre-mer'' of Martinique. Georges Erichot is the general secretary of the party.
The party was founded in September 1957 a ...
(''Parti Communiste Martiniquais'', PCM) close to
PCF
*
Péyi-A
Péyi-A is a political party in Martinique which supports Martiniquean independence from France.
History
Péyi-A supported Jean-Luc Mélenchon in the 2022 French presidential election. Péyi-A contested the 2022 French legislative election a ...
, affiliated with
NUPES
The New Ecological and Social People's Union (french: Nouvelle Union populaire écologique et sociale, link=no, NUPES) is a left-wing alliance of political parties in France. Formed on May Day 2022, the alliance includes La France Insoumise (LFI ...
Local factions of French parties
* Socialist Federation of Martinique (''Fédération socialiste de Martinique'', FSM) close to
PS
* Worker's Combat (''Combat Ouvrier'', CO) close to
Workers' Struggle
See also
*
Lists of political parties
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+Martinique
Martinique
Martinique ( , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in th ...
Political parties
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