Politics Of Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe sends four deputies to the French National Assembly and three senators to the French Senate. One of the four National Assembly constituencies still includes Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy even though they seceded from Guadeloupe in 2007. This situation should last until 2012 when Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy will send their own deputies to the French National Assembly.
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This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Guadeloupe |
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See also: Politics of France |
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National holiday | Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) | ||||
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Slavery Abolition Day | 27 May (1848) | ||||
Constitution | 28 September (1958) | ||||
Legal system | French | ||||
Suffrage | Universal at 18 years old | ||||
Executive branch | Chief of state | President François Hollande represented by Prefect ] |
since 6 May 2012 since 12 June 2006 |
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Head of government | President of the General Council Jacques Gillot President of the Regional Council Victorin Lurel |
since 26 March 2001 since 22 April 2004 |
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Elections | French president elected by popular vote for five-year term; Prefect appointed by the French president on advice of the French Ministry of the Interior; General and Regional Council presidents elected by membership of those councils. |
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Election results | See regional elections | ||||
Legislative branch | Unicameral General Council (Conseil général; 42 seats) Unicameral Regional Council (Conseil régional; 41 seats) |
members elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms |
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Elections | General Council
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Election results | General Council
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Judicial branch | Court of Appeal (Cour d'Appel) in Basse-Terre; Assize Court (Cour d'assises) in Basse-Terre to try felonies, consisting of three judges and a popular jury; Several first instance courts of varying competence levels, in Basse-Terre, Pointe-à-Pitre, Saint-Martin and Grand-Bourg. |
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Political parties | Guadeloupe Communist Party (PCG) · FGPS · Progressive Democratic Party (PPDG) · Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) (formerly the Rassemblement pour la Republique, RPR) · Socialist Party (PS) · Union for French Democracy (UDF);· Guadeloupe unie, socialisme et réalités (GUSR) | ||||
Pressure groups | Union for the Liberation of Guadeloupe (ULPG) · General Federation of Guadeloupe Workers (CGT-G) · General Union of Guadeloupe Workers (UGTG) · Movement for Independent Guadeloupe (MPGI) · The Socialist Party | ||||
International membership |
FZ · WCL · WFTU |
Read more about Politics Of Guadeloupe: General Council of Guadeloupe, Regional Council of Guadeloupe, Current Deputies
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