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Politics Of MayotteNote: the data on this page is probably outdated. Country name:
conventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte
conventional short form: Mayotte
alternative conventional short form: French Mayotte Data code: MF Dependency status: overseas collectivity of France See also: Administrative divisions of France Government type: NA Capital: Mamoutzou Administrative divisions: none (territorial collectivity of France) Independence: none (territorial collectivity of France) National holiday: National Day, Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789) Constitution: 28 September 1958 (French Constitution) Legal system: French law Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch:
chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Philippe BOISADAM (since NA)
head of government: President of the General Council Younoussa BAMANA (since NA 1977)
cabinet: NA
elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of the Interior; president of the General Council elected by the members of the General Council for a six-year term Legislative branch: unicameral General Council or Conseil General (19 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms)
elections: last held 23 March 1997 (next to be held NA March 2000)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; note - only nine of the 19 seats were subjected to voting in March 1997; after the election, seats by party were as follows: MPM 8, RPR 5, PS 1, independents 5
note: Mayotte elects one member of the French Senate; elections last held 24 September 1995 (next to be held 24 September 2001); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - MPM 1; Mayotte also elects one member to the French National Assembly; elections last held 25 May and 1 June 1997 (next to be held as a special election on NA May 2002); results - percent of vote by party - UDF/FD 51.7%, RPR 48.3%; seats by party - UDF/FD 1 Judicial branch: Supreme Court or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel Political parties and leaders: Association for French Mayotte or Association Pour Mayotte Francaise BEOUTIS; Democratic Front or FD MOUSSA; Mahoran Popular Movement or MPM BAMANA; Mahoran Rally for the Republic or RPR Ibrahim RAMADAN; Socialist Party or PS (local branch of French Parti Socialiste) IBRAHIM; Union for French Democracy or UDF JEAN-BAPTISTE International organization participation: FZ Diplomatic representation in the US: none (territorial collectivity of France) Diplomatic representation from the US: none (territorial collectivity of France) Flag description: the flag of France is used - See also : Mayotte
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