Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label= Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands— Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and ...

is not a separate territory but an overseas region of

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. France has a

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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

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The parties

Most of the French political parties are active in Guadeloupe. In addition there are a number of regional parties: *

Guadeloupe Communist Party The Guadeloupe Communist Party (french: Parti communiste guadeloupéen, PCG) is a political party in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. The party publishes the newspaper ''Etincelle'' (meaning "Spark").Great Soviet EncyclopediaГвад ...

(''Parti Communiste Guadeloupéen'', PCG) *

Progressive Democratic Party of Guadeloupe The Progressive Democratic Party of Guadeloupe (french: Parti progressiste démocratique guadeloupéen, PPDG) is a democratic socialist political party in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. It was founded by former members of the Gua ...

Popular Movement for the Liberation of Guadeloupe Popularity or social status is the quality of being well liked, admired or well known to a particular group. Popular may also refer to: In sociology * Popular culture * Popular fiction * Popular music * Popular science * Populace, the t ...

(''Union Populaire pour la Libération de la Guadeloupe'', UPLG) *

Guadeloupean Objective The Guadeloupean Objective (french: Objectif Guadeloupéen, OG) is a political party in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. It was founded on 18 March 2000 by Lucette Michaux-Chevry, the then-president of the Regional Council of Guade ...

(''Objectif Guadeloupéen'') *

Pluralist Left The Plural Left (french: Gauche Plurielle) is a political party in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. The party has one seat in the French National Assembly in the group of the Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many d ...

(''Gauche Pluriel'') *

United Guadaloupe, Socialism and Realities United Guadeloupe, Solidary and Responsible (french: Guadeloupe unie, solidaire et responsable; abbreviated GUSR), formerly known as United Guadeloupe, Socialism and Facts (french: Guadeloupe unie, socialisme et réalités), is a political par ...

The parties

See also