Politics of Réunion

Politics of Réunion

Réunion is an overseas département of France.[1]

The island's conventional name is the Department of Réunion, or Réunion. The French flag is used on the island. The island's capital is Saint-Denis,[1] and the island is divided into 4 arrondissements, 24 communes and 25 cantons.[2]

Réunion is governed by French law under Article 73 of the Constitution of France, under which the laws and regulations are applicable as of right, as in metropolitan France.[3] Suffrage is granted universally[4] to all those over the age of 18.[5]

Executive branch

The chief of state is the French President Emmanuel Macron,[6] who is represented by Prefect Jacques Billant. The President of the Regional Council is Huguette Bello. The president of the Departmental Council is Cyrille Melchior.

Elections held in Réunion include the French presidential vote.[citation needed] A prefect is appointed by the president on the advice of the French Ministry of the Interior.[citation needed] The presidents of the General and Regional Councils are elected by members of those councils.[citation needed]

Legislative branch

The regional council has 45 seats, and exercises the powers of a French region and certain specific powers of an overseas region.

The departmental council has 50 seats, and exercises departmental powers.

Regional Council composition

Party Seats
Majority (29 seats)
Miscellaneous left 10
For Réunion 6
Communist Party of Réunion 3
La France Insoumise 2
Socialist Party 2
Banian 2
Territories of Progress 1
Action Populaire de la Réunion 1
Mouvement citoyen réunionnais 1
Endemik Réunion 1
Opposition (16 seats)
Miscellaneous right 7
Objectif Réunion 4
The Republicans 2
Union of Democrats and Independents 1
France Réunion Avenir 1
Miscellaneous centre 1

Departmental Council composition

Party Seats Group
Majority (37 seats)
Miscellaneous right 13 Platform of the Union of the Right
The Republicans 11
Union of Democrats and Independents 6
Objectif Réunion 3
Miscellaneous right 4 Tampon avenir
Opposition (13 seats)
Socialist Party 5 The United Left
For Réunion 2
Ecology Generation 1
Communist Party of Réunion 3 Together for Sustainable and United Development
Democratic Movement 2 Politics Differently

Deputies

Réunion elects seven deputies to the National Assembly for five-year terms.[7]

Constituency Deputy Party
1st Philippe Naillet PS
2nd Karine Lebon PLR
3rd Joseph Rivière RN
4th Emeline K/Bidi LP
5th Jean-Hugues Ratenon RÉ974
6th Frédéric Maillot PLR
7th Perceval Gaillard RÉ974

Senators

Réunion elects four senators to the Senate for six-year terms.

Senator Party
Viviane Malet LR
Stéphane Fouassin UDI
Audrey Bélim PS
Evelyne Corbière PLR

European Parliament

Réunion participates in French elections to the European Parliament. It was formerly a part of the Indian Ocean section of the Overseas constituency, before France reverted to a single constituency in 2019.

Judicial branch

The Judicial branch of the overseas département is run by the Cour d'Appel (Court of Appeals).[citation needed]

International organization participation

Reunion is a member in the Indian Ocean Commission (InOC)[8] since 1986,[9] and of the World Federation of Trade Unions.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Réunion". britannica.com. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Département de La Réunion (974)". insee.fr (in French). Insee. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Collectivités d'Outre-mer de l'article 73 de la Constitution (Guadeloupe, Guyane, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte)". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  4. ^ "France 1958 (rev. 2008) - Article 3". constituteproject.org. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  5. ^ "The right to vote". welcometofrance.com. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  6. ^ "French President Emmanuel Macron wins second term in office". aa.com.tr. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Résultats des élections législatives 2024 à La Réunion". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  8. ^ "IOC and the EU". European External Action Service. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  9. ^ McDougall, Derek (1994). "The Indian Ocean commission: Regional cooperation in the South‐West Indian ocean". The Round Table. 83 (332): 455–467. doi:10.1080/00358539408454228. ISSN 0035-8533.