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Assembly Of Martinique
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 In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ... and General Councils of Martinique. Voting method The Martinican assembly is made up of 51 members, 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 l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deliberative Assembly
A deliberative assembly is a meeting of members who use parliamentary procedure. Etymology In a speech to the electorate at Bristol in 1774, Edmund Burke Edmund Burke (; 12 January ew Style, NS1729 – 9 July 1797) was an Anglo-Irish Politician, statesman, journalist, writer, literary critic, philosopher, and parliamentary orator who is regarded as the founder of the Social philosophy, soc ... described the British Parliament as a "deliberative assembly", and the expression became the basic term for a body of persons meeting to discuss and determine common action. Merriam-Webster's definition excludes legislatures. Characteristics '' Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised'' by Henry Martyn Robert describes the following characteristics of a deliberative assembly: * A group of people meets to discuss and make decisions on behalf of the entire membership. * They meet in a single room or area, or under equivalent conditions of simultaneous oral communication. * Each member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assembly Of Martinique
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 In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ... and General Councils of Martinique. Voting method The Martinican assembly is made up of 51 members, 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 l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serge Letchimy
Serge Letchimy (; born 13 January 1953) is the President of the Executive Council of Martinique and former member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the island of Martinique's 3rd constituency since June 2007, and is a member of The Socialists and affiliated parliamentary group. Letchimy is a member of the Martinican Progressive Party (PPM), or ''Parti progressiste martiniquais''. He was the successor of Aimé Césaire as Mayor of Fort de France from 2001 to 2010 and was the final President of the Regional Council of Martinique from 26 March 2010 until its replacement by the Assembly of Martinique in December 2015. In 2021 he replaced Alfred Marie-Jeanne as President of the Executive Council of Martinique, and therefore resigned from parliament due to the dual mandate A dual mandate occurs when an official serves in or holds multiple public positions simultaneously. This practice is sometimes known as double jobbing in Britain, double-dipping in the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Marie-Jeanne
Alfred Marie-Jeanne (; born November 15, 1936, in Rivière-Pilote, Martinique) is a French politician, a leader in the Martinican Independence Movement (MIM) since 1978. He served as mayor of the commune of Rivière-Pilote from 1971 to 2000 and served as President of the Regional Council of Martinique from March 20, 1998, to March 22, 2010. Alfred Marie-Jeanne represented Martinique's 1st constituency in the French National Assembly from 2012 to 2017. He was succeeded in this constituency by Josette Manin. ''Gran Sanblé pour ba peyi an chans'', a coalition of the Martinican Independence Movement and right-wing parties, led by Alfred Marie-Jeanne, defeated ', a coalition of left-wing parties, led by Serge Letchimy, winning 33 seats out of 51 seats of the Territorial Collectivity's new assembly during the election held on December 13, 2015, in Martinique. Alfred Marie-Jeanne served as the president of the executive council of the Territorial Collectivity of Martinique Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
:Category:French Legislative Constituencies Of Martinique
Martinique Martinique ( ; or ; Kalinago language, Kalinago: or ) is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It was previously known as Iguanacaera which translates to iguana island in Carib language, Kariʼn ... Politics of Martinique ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of The General Council Of Martinique ...
The President of the General Council of Martinique was the elected head of the General Council, the assembly that governed the assembly governing the overseas department of France. The President of the General Council held executive powers from March 2, 1982 to 2015. List of presidents of the General Council Josette Manin was the last president of the general council as the French government, in December 2015, merged the regional and general councils for the island into one assembly with the formation of the territorial collective of Martinique. References {{DEFAULTSORT:President of the General Council of Martinique * Politics of Martinique Martinique Martinique ( ; or ; Kalinago language, Kalinago: or ) is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It was previously known as Iguanacaera which translates to iguana island in Carib language, Kariʼn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional Council Of Martinique
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France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and List of islands of France, many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it Exclusive economic zone of France, one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its Regions of France, eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single Territorial Collectivity
A single territorial collectivity (, ) is a chartered Administrative divisions of France, subdivision of France that exercises the powers of both a regions of France, region and a departments of France, department. This subdivision was introduced in Mayotte in 2011, in French Guiana and Martinique in 2015, and in Corsica in 2018. The nature of a French single territorial collectivity is set forth in Articles 72 and 73 of the Constitution of France, French Constitution of 1958 (as amended since), which provides for local autonomy within limits prescribed by law. See also * Administrative divisions of France * Corsican autonomy References Overseas France {{France-poli-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 French Regional Elections
Regional elections were held in France on 20 June and 27 June 2021. At stake were the regional councils in metropolitan and overseas France including the Corsican Assembly, Assembly of French Guiana and Assembly of Martinique, all for a six-year term. The Departmental Council of Mayotte, which also exercises the powers of a region, also participated in this election, because the departmental elections were held at the same time. Eighteen regional presidencies were at stake, with thirteen in mainland France and Corsica, as well as five overseas. Though they do not have legislative autonomy, these territorial collectivities manage sizable budgets. Moreover, regional elections are often perceived as a mid-term opinion poll. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the regional and departmental elections were postponed, first to 13 and 20 June 2021 and then to 20 and 27 June 2021. Voting system The regional elections are held in direct universal suffrage using proportional representation lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single Territorial Collectivity
A single territorial collectivity (, ) is a chartered Administrative divisions of France, subdivision of France that exercises the powers of both a regions of France, region and a departments of France, department. This subdivision was introduced in Mayotte in 2011, in French Guiana and Martinique in 2015, and in Corsica in 2018. The nature of a French single territorial collectivity is set forth in Articles 72 and 73 of the Constitution of France, French Constitution of 1958 (as amended since), which provides for local autonomy within limits prescribed by law. See also * Administrative divisions of France * Corsican autonomy References Overseas France {{France-poli-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
