Assembly of Martinique

Assembly of Martinique

Assemblée de Martinique
Type
Type
Leadership
President
Claude Lise, Martinican Democratic Rally (RDM)
since 18 December 2015
Structure
Seats51
Political groups
  PPM: 26 seats
  MIM-Palima-ME: 14 seats
  DVG: 6 seats
  Péyi A-RDM: 5 seats
Elections
Proportional two-round ballot with majority bonus
First election
13 December 2015
Last election
20 June 2021
Next election
2027

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

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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

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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 [fr], a coalition of left-wing parties, led by Serge Letchimy, winning 33 out of 51 seats.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ "La liste d'Alfred Marie-Jeanne remporte les élections territoriales 2015" (in French). 14 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Pro-independence candidate wins in Martinique, does not want to change status quo (for now)". Nationalia. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  5. ^ "En Martinique, droite et indépendantistes fusionnent pour la première fois". Le Huffington Post (in French). 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2020-04-28.