The Martinican Democratic Rally (french: Rassemblement démocratique martiniquais, RDM) is a

Martinican 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 ...

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founded on March 26, 2006 by

Claude Lise Claude Lise (born 31 January 1941 in Fort-de-France) is a French politician from Martinique. He is a Doctor, and was first elected to public office on 24 September 1995. He is the President of the Assembly of Martinique, which replaced both the Re ...

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and

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. Lise was a member of the

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 ...

. The party favors the autonomy of

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 ...

within France, unlike the nationalist MIM. The party has one seat in the

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, Madeleine de Grandmaison. It also has 9 seats in the general council and 3 in the regional council.

References

External links

RDM official site
Political parties in Martinique Left-wing nationalist parties Socialist parties in France {{Martinique-stub