Guadeloupe elects a legislature on the regional and departmental level. The legislature consists of two councils with diverging powers. The
Regional Council of Guadeloupe (''
Conseil régional'') has 41 members, elected for a four-year term by
proportional representation
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. The
Departmental Council of Guadeloupe (''Conseil général''), known as the General Council until 2015, has members elected for a six-year term in single-seat
constituencies
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.
Guadeloupe has a
multi-party
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system, with numerous
parties
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in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and
parties
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must work with each other to form
coalition governments.
Last elections
2004 Regional Elections
Seats
Past elections
1998 Regional Elections
1992 Regional Elections
1986 Regional Elections
See also
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Electoral calendar
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January
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Electoral system
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