Elections in Réunion

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Politics of Réunion

Réunion elects on regional/départemental level a legislature. The legislature consists out of two councils with diverging powers. The Regional Council (Conseil régional) has 45 members, elected for a six-year term by proportional representation. The General Council (Conseil général) has members elected for a five-year term in single seat-constituencies. Reunion has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Recent elections

Main article: 2010 Réunionese Regional Council election
Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes % Seats +/–
Alliance for Réunion (PCR–FD–MoDem) 71,602 30.23 112,201 35.55 12 –15
OR–UMP–NC–LGM 62,581 26.42 143,485 45.56 27 +16
PS–MRC 30,941 13.06 59,933 8.99 6 –1
Réunion Nout'Fierté 15,952 6.73 0 New
Better Future for the People of Réunion in France and Europe 14,014 5.92 0 0
Miscellaneous Right Movement 12,734 5.38 0 New
For Total Equality 11,809 4.99 0 New
Europe Écologie 11,685 4.93 0 New
Nasion Rénioné 2,097 0.89 0 0
Lutte Ouvrière 1,944 0.82 0 0
Réunionese Democratic Union 231 0.10 0 New
Independents 1,297 0.53 0 0
Invalid/blank votes 13,015 – 13,005 – – –
Total 249,872 100 328,624 100 45 0
Registered voters/turnout 550,442 45.35 550,480 59.70 –
Source: French Politics,[1] La Réunion

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References

  1. ^ http://www.france-politique.fr/elections-la-reunion.htm#2010
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