List of political parties in Martinique
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Martinique is not a separate territory but a region of France
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For further details see the article: Politics of France
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In addition there are a number of regional parties:
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. France 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 government
Coalition government
A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several political parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament...
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For further details see the article: Politics of France
Politics of France
France is a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, in which the President of France is head of state and the Prime Minister of France is the head of government, and there is a pluriform, multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is...
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The parties
Most of the French political parties are active in Martinique.In addition there are a number of regional parties:
- Martinican Independence MovementMartinican Independence MovementThe Martinican Independence Movement or MIM is a left-wing political party in the overseas department of Martinique, founded July 1, 1978 by Alfred Marie-Jeanne with the aim of securing "the decolonization and independence of Martinique"...
(Mouvement Indépendantiste Martiniquais, MIM) - Martinican Progressive PartyMartinican Progressive PartyThe Martinican Progressive Party is a Martinican political party founded on March 22, 1958 by poet Aimé Césaire. The party favors the autonomy of Martinique within France, unlike the nationalist MIM. The party has one seat in the French National Assembly, Serge Letchimy, deputy from...
(Parti Progressiste Martiniquais, PPM) - Build the Martinique CountryBuild the Martinique CountryBuild the Martinique Country is a left-wing political party in the French département d'outre-mer of Martinique. It has one seat in the French National Assembly....
(Batir le Pays Martinique) - Martinican Communist PartyMartinican Communist PartyThe Martinican Communist Party is a political party in the French département d'outre-mer of Martinique. Georges Erichot is the general secretary of the party....
(Parti Communiste Martiniquais, PCM) close to PCFFrench Communist PartyThe French Communist Party is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism.Although its electoral support has declined in recent decades, the PCF retains a large membership, behind only that of the Union for a Popular Movement , and considerable influence in French...
Local factions of French parties
- Socialist Federation of Martinique (Fédération socialiste de Martinique, FSM) close to PSSocialist Party (France)The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in France and the largest party of the French centre-left. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in France, along with the center-right Union for a Popular Movement...
- Worker's Combat (Combat Ouvrier, CO) close to Workers' StruggleWorkers' StruggleLutte Ouvrière is the usual name under which the Union Communiste , a French Trotskyist political party, is known, after the name of its weekly paper. Arlette Laguiller has been its spokeswoman since 1973 and has run in each presidential election, but Robert Barcia was its founder and central...