The Corsican Assembly is the unicameral legislative body of the territorial collectivity of Corsica

Corsica

Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....

. It has its seat at the Grand Hôtel d'Ajaccio et Continental, in the Corsican capital of Ajaccio

Ajaccio

Ajaccio , is a commune on the island of Corsica in France. It is the capital and largest city of the region of Corsica and the prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud....

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History

Before 1975, Corsica was a départment

Department

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 of the French region

Régions of France

France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...

 of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur or PACA is one of the 27 regions of France.It is made up of:* the former French province of Provence* the former papal territory of Avignon, known as Comtat Venaissin...

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On 2 March 1982, a law was passed that gave Corsica the status of territorial collectivity (collectivité territoriale), abolishing the Corsican Regional Council which had existed before. Unlike the regional councils, the Corsican Assembly has executive

Executive (government)

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 powers over the island.

In 1992, three institutions were formed in the territorial collectivity of Corsica:

• The Executive Council of Corsica, which exercises the type of executive functions held in other French regions by the Presidents of the Regional Councils. It ensures the stability and consistency needed to manage the affairs of the territory;
• The Corsican Assembly, a deliberative, unicameral legislative body
  Legislature
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   with greater powers than the regional councils on the mainland;
• The Economic, Social and Cultural Council of Corsica, an advisory body.

Terminology

Members of the Corsican Assembly were first called "territorial councillors" in reference to Corsica's status as a collectivité territoriale. Members are now called "Councillors of the Corsican Assembly", or in unofficial and everyday speech, just "Councillors".

Composition

There are 51 members of the Assembly, elected for a six year term via a closed

Closed list

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 party list

Party-list proportional representation

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 and two rounds

Two-round system

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 of voting. To pass beyond the first round, a candidate requires an absolute majority, whereas in the second round a plurality is sufficient.

The list that wins in the first or second round automatically obtains three seats as a "premium to the majority". The other seats are distributed based on proportional representation

Proportional representation

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At the first meeting of Assembly Councillors after an election, the councillors elect an Assembly President in a plurality ballot. This is also a two round contest, with an absolute majority required to proceed to the second round. At the same time as the election of the President, the Assembly also elects the ten members that will make up the President's Committee (bureau.

In contrast to the executives of the regional councils, Assembly Councillors may not also be members of the Corsican Executive Council. Election to the executive requires resignation from the Assembly.

2010 regional election results

Presidents of the Corsican Assembly

• 1974-1979: François Giacobbi
• 1979-1982: Jean Filippi
  Jean Filippi
  Jean Filippi was a French politician. He belonged to the Radical Party . Between 1956 and 1957, he was France minister of Budget. From 1955 until 1980, he was a Senator of Corsica....
  
  
• 1982-1984: Prosper Alfonsi
• 1984-1998: Jean-Paul de Rocca-Serra
• 1998-2004: José Rossi
• 2004-2010: Camille de Rocca Serra
  Camille de Rocca Serra
  Camille de Rocca Serra is the president of the regional council of Corsica. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement ....
  
  
• 2010–present: Dominique Bucchini

L'Alternance

• Dominique Bucchini, President of the Corsican Assembly
• Jean-Charles Orsucci, 1st vice-president of the Corsican Assembly
• Pascaline Castellani, 2nd vice-president of the Corsican Assembly
• Antoine Orsini
• Marie-Hélène Padovani-Valentini
• Michel Stefani
• Josette Risterucci
• Rosy Ferri-Pisani
• Viviane Biancarelli
• Balthazar Federici
• Simone Donsimoni-Calendini
• Jean-Baptiste Luccioni
• Laetitia Casalta
• Etienne Bastelica
• Annonciade Nielini
• François Tatti
• Marie-Jeanne Fedi
• Pierre Chaubon
• Benoîte Martelli
• François Mosconi
• Marie-Paule Houdemer
• Marc-Antoine Nicolai

Rassembler pour la Corse

• Camille de Rocca Serra
  Camille de Rocca Serra
  Camille de Rocca Serra is the president of the regional council of Corsica. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement ....
  
  
• Anne Marie Natali
• Ange Santini
• Stéphanie Grimaldi
• Jean-Jacques Panunzi
• Diane Pasqualaggi-Bedu
• Antoine Sindali
• Christine Guerrini
• Marcel Francisci
• Nathalie Ruggieri
• Etienne Suzzoni
• Marie-Antoinette Santoni-Brunelli

Party of the Corsican Nation

• Gilles Simeoni
• Nadine Nivaggioni
• Jean-Christophe Angelini
• Agnès Simonpietri
• Jean Biancucci
• Christine Colonna
• Xavier Luciani
• Mattea Lacave
• Hyacinthe Vanni
• Fabienne Giovannini
• Michel Castellani

Corsica Libera

• Jean-Guy Talamoni
• Véronique Sciaretti
• Paul-Felix Benedetti
• Josepha Giacometti

External links

• Website of the collectivité territoriale of Corsica