René-Paul Victoria (; born 27 August 1954 in

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) was a member of the

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, representing the island of

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. He was a candidate for the

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in 1997, and lost against Michel Tamaya. He was elected mayor of

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in 2001 against the socialist Michel Tamaya. In 2009, he lost the elections against

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of the socialist party. He was elected to the

, defeating the deputy of

, Michel Tamaya in 2002 and was reelected in 2008 against

with 51.46% of votes. In 2008 he left UMP -

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together with other Reunion Politicians and founded "Objective Réunion". In 2014 he was condemned to 3 years of ineligibility. In 2015 he was excluded from the party ''Les Republicans''.Régionale 2015 : René-Paul Victoria exclu du parti Les Républicains
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References

*http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/elections/2007/resultats/LDD_DEP.csv.asp *http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/elections/circ97-2/974.asp *http://www.leparisien.fr/resultats/elections-municipales-2008-saint-denis-97400.php 1954 births Living people The Republicans (France) politicians Mayors of places in Réunion Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Black French politicians Members of Parliament for Réunion {{France-politician-UMP-stub