Politics of Réunion

Réunion, is an overseas département of France.[1]

Politics of Réunion

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 Jerome Filippini. The president of the General Council, who acts as head of the government, is Cyrille Melchior. The President of the Regional Council is Huguette Bello.

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

Legislative branch

The unicameral Departmental Council has 50 seats (since 4.2015). The unicameral Regional Council has 45 seats. Members of both are elected by direct election for six-year terms.

Composition
Partyseats
• Les Républicains15
Socialist Party10
• Miscellaneous Right10
Communist Party of Réunion8
Miscellaneous Left3
• MoDem3

Deputies

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

ConstituencyDeputyParty
1st Ericka Bareigts PS
2nd Karine Lebon PLR
3rd Nathalie Bassire LR
4th David Lorion LR
5th Jean-Hugues Ratenon DVG
6th Nadia Ramassamy LR
7th Thierry Robert MoDem

Senators

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

SenatorParty
Michel Fontaine LR
Didier Robert LR
Paul Vergès PCR
Michel Vergoz PS

European Parliament

Réunion participates in French elections to the European Parliament as a part of the Indian Ocean section of the Overseas constituency, which also includes Mayotte. Younous Omarjee, from Réunion, is one of the three MEPs representing the constituency.

Judicial branch

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

International organization participation

Reunion is a member in the Indian Ocean Commission (InOC)[7] since 1986,[8] and of the World Federation of Trade Unions.

See also

References
  1. "Réunion". britannica.com. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  2. "Département de La Réunion (974)". insee.fr (in French). Insee. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  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. "IOC and the EU". European External Action Service. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  8. 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.
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