General Council of Mayotte
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Mayotte
elects on territorial level a legislature
. The General Council (Conseil Général) has 19 members, elected for a three year term in single seat constituencies.
Mayotte
Mayotte is an overseas department and region of France consisting of a main island, Grande-Terre , a smaller island, Petite-Terre , and several islets around these two. The archipelago is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, namely between northwestern Madagascar and...
elects on territorial level a legislature
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
. The General Council (Conseil Général) has 19 members, elected for a three year term in single seat constituencies.
Presidents of the General Council
- Younoussa BamanaYounoussa BamanaYounoussa Bamana was a politician from Mayotte who served in the French National Assembly from 1978-1981 .- references :*...
: 6 July 1977 – March 1991 - Hamissi AssaniHamissi AssaniHamissi Assani is a Mahoran politician. He served as the President of the General Council of Mayotte from March 1991 to April 1991 as an independent....
: March – April 1991 - Younoussa BamanaYounoussa BamanaYounoussa Bamana was a politician from Mayotte who served in the French National Assembly from 1978-1981 .- references :*...
: 18 April 1991 – 2 April 2004 - Saïd Omar OiliSaïd Omar OiliSaïd Omar Oili was the president of the General Council of Mayotte from 8 April 2004 to 19 March 2008.-References:...
: 2 April 2004 – 28 February 2008. - Ahmed Attoumani DouchinaAhmed Attoumani DouchinaAhmed Attoumani Douchina is a Mahoran politician. Douchina served as the President of the General Council of Mayotte between 20 March 2009 and 3 April 2011, when he was succeeded by Daniel Zaïdani. Zaudani narrowly defeated Douchina by just one vote, or 10-9, in the Council's presidential...
: 20 March 2008 – 3 April 2011 - Daniel ZaïdaniDaniel ZaïdaniDaniel Zaïdani is a Mayotte politician, who has served as the President of the General Council since succeeding Ahmed Attoumani Douchina on 3 April 2011. He won the presidential election with a majority of one vote.- References :...
: Since 3 April 2011.