Politics of Réunion

Politics of Réunion
Prefect of Réunion Jacques Billant President of the Regional Council Huguette Bello President of the Departmental Council Cyrille Melchior
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Réunion is an overseas département of France.^[1]

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,^{[citation needed]} is Cyrille Melchior.^{[citation needed]} The President of the Regional Council is Huguette Bello.

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

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

Party		seats
•	Les Républicains	15
	Socialist Party	10
•	Miscellaneous Right	10
	Communist Party of Réunion	8
	Miscellaneous Left	3
•	MoDem	3

Deputies

Réunion elects seven deputies to the National Assembly for five-year terms.^{[citation needed]}

Constituency		Deputy	Party
	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.^{[citation needed]}

Senator	Party
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.^{[citation needed]} Younous Omarjee, from Réunion, is one of the three MEPs representing the constituency.^{[citation needed]}

Judicial branch

The Judicial branch of the overseas département is run by the Cour d'Appel (Court of Appeals).^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Elections in Réunion
• Regional Council of Réunion

References