Assembly of Martinique
Assembly of Martinique Assemblée de Martinique | |
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 Logo of the territorial collectivity of Martinique | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
President | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 51 |
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Political groups | Government (26)
Opposition (25) |
| Elections | |
| Proportional two-round ballot with majority bonus | |
First election | 13 December 2015 |
Last election | 20 June 2021 |
Next election | March 2028 |
The Assembly of Martinique is the deliberative assembly of Martinique, which is a single territorial collectivity of France. In 2015 it replaced both the Regional and General Councils of Martinique.
Voting method
[edit]The Martinican assembly is made up of 51 members,[1] who are elected for six year terms.
The voting system is similar to that used for regional elections: it is a multi-member proportional election with two rounds with majority bonus. In the first round, if a list receives the absolute majority of the votes cast, it receives a premium of 11 seats and the remaining seats are allocated to all the lists having received at least 5% of the votes cast.
If no list receives the absolute majority, a second round takes place: the list which comes first in the second round receives the premium of 11 seats and the remaining seats are allocated to all the lists having received at least 5% of the votes cast. For the distribution of seats within each list, the territory of Martinique is divided into four electoral sections corresponding to the legislative constituencies.[2]
Current membership
[edit]The first elections for the assembly were held on 13 December 2015. Gran Sanblé pou ba peyi an chans, a coalition of the Martinican Independence Movement and right-wing parties, led by Alfred Marie-Jeanne, defeated Ensemble pour une Martinique Nouvelle, a coalition of left-wing parties, led by Serge Letchimy, winning 33 out of 51 seats.[3][4][5]
International affiliation(s)
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Code électoral - Article L558-6 [Electoral Code - Article L558-6] (in French), Legifrance, le service public de la diffusion du droit, retrieved 2020-04-28
- ↑ Code électoral - Article L558-6 [Electoral Code - Article L558-6] (in French), Legifrance, le service public de la diffusion du droit, retrieved 2020-04-28
- ↑ "La liste d'Alfred Marie-Jeanne remporte les élections territoriales 2015" (in French). 14 December 2016.
- ↑ "Pro-independence candidate wins in Martinique, does not want to change status quo (for now)". Nationalia. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ↑ "En Martinique, droite et indépendantistes fusionnent pour la première fois". Le Huffington Post (in French). 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ↑ Perkins, Gabriel (2 June 2026). "Martinique's CARICOM Accession". Bloomsbury Intelligence and Security Institute. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
Martinique already holds associate member status at the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC, 2012), the Association of Caribbean States (ACS, 2014), and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS, 2015). Joining CARICOM as an associate member completes Martinique's alignment across all 4 regional bodies in a process that has taken over a decade.
 Politics of French regions | |
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