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 ...

is a

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France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

. Martinique elects one deputy to the

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from each of four constituencies. It elects on regional/départemental level a

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, called the

Assembly of Martinique The assembly of Martinique is the deliberative assembly of Martinique, which is a Single territorial collectivity of France. In 2015 it replaced both the Regional and General Councils of Martinique. Voting Method The Martinique assembly is made ...

, by

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from each of the national assembly constituencies. The Assembly of Martinique replaced, in 2015, two councils with diverging powers. These were the Regional Council ('' Conseil régional'') with 41 members, elected for a four-year term by

and the General Council (''Conseil général'') with members elected for a six-year term in single seat-

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. Martinique has a

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system, with numerous

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in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and

must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Last elections

The first elections for the

were held on 13 December 2015. ''Gran Sanblé pou ba peyi an chans'', a coalition of the Martinican Independence Movement and right-wing parties, led by Alfred Marie-Jeanne defeated ', a coalition of left-wing parties, led by

Serge Letchimy Serge Letchimy (; born 13 January 1953) is the President of the Executive Council of Martinique and former member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the island of Martinique's 3rd constituency since June 2007, and is a member ...

Last elections

Past elections

2004 Regional Elections

Seats

1998 Regional Elections

1992 Regional Elections

1986 Regional Elections

See also

References