Politics of French Guiana
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French Guiana
is not a separate territory but both an overseas Région and overseas department of France
, with the same government institutions as areas on the French mainland.
The administrive centre is Cayenne
.
France is represented by prefect Daniel Ferey, but the President of the general council is Alain Tien-Liong and the President of the regional council is Antoine Karam
.
. The current Senators are Georges Patient
and Jean-Étienne Antoinette
, both members of the Guianese Socialist Party
has one deputy, Christiane Taubira
and the PSG has one deputy, Chantal Berthelot who defeated long-time UMP incumbent Léon Bertrand
.
French Guiana
French Guiana is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department located on the northern Atlantic coast of South America. It has borders with two nations, Brazil to the east and south, and Suriname to the west...
is not a separate territory but both an overseas Région and overseas department of France
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...
, with the same government institutions as areas on the French mainland.
The administrive centre is Cayenne
Cayenne
Cayenne is the capital of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. The city stands on a former island at the mouth of the Cayenne River on the Atlantic coast. The city's motto is "Ferit Aurum Industria" which means "Work brings wealth"...
.
France is represented by prefect Daniel Ferey, but the President of the general council is Alain Tien-Liong and the President of the regional council is Antoine Karam
Antoine Karam
Antoine Karam served as the President of the Regional Council of French Guiana, a région d'outre-mer of France, from 1992 to 2010....
.
General Council of Guiana
The general council is composed of 19 seats; whose members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms.Composition
| Party | seats | |
|---|---|---|
| • | Miscellaneous Left | 7 |
| • | Guianese Socialist Party Guianese Socialist Party The Guianese Socialist Party is a political party in the French overseas région of French Guiana, in South America. The PSG is currently the majority party in the regional council of French Guiana and has one seat in the French National Assembly.... |
3 |
| Independents Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
3 | |
| Miscellaneous Right | 3 | |
| Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party... |
3 | |
| • | Walwari Walwari Walwari is a political party in the French département d'outre-mer of French Guiana, created in 1993 by Christiane Taubira and Roland Delannon.... |
1 |
Regional Council of Guiana
The regional council is composed of 31 seats; whose members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms.Composition
| Party | seats | |
|---|---|---|
| • | Guianese Socialist Party Guianese Socialist Party The Guianese Socialist Party is a political party in the French overseas région of French Guiana, in South America. The PSG is currently the majority party in the regional council of French Guiana and has one seat in the French National Assembly.... |
29 |
| Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party... |
7 | |
| Walwari Walwari Walwari is a political party in the French département d'outre-mer of French Guiana, created in 1993 by Christiane Taubira and Roland Delannon.... |
7 | |
Parliamentary representation
Guiana elects two Senators to the French SenateFrench Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of France, presided over by a president.The Senate enjoys less prominence than the lower house, the directly elected National Assembly; debates in the Senate tend to be less tense and generally enjoy less media coverage.-History:France's first...
. The current Senators are Georges Patient
Georges Patient
Georges Patient is a member of the Senate of France, representing the territory of French Guyana. He is a member of the Socialist Party.-References:*...
and Jean-Étienne Antoinette
Jean-Étienne Antoinette
Jean-Étienne Antoinette is a French Guianan politician. He is one of the 343 representatives of the Senate of France. He is the mayor of Kourou.-External links:*...
, both members of the Guianese Socialist Party
Guianese Socialist Party
The Guianese Socialist Party is a political party in the French overseas région of French Guiana, in South America. The PSG is currently the majority party in the regional council of French Guiana and has one seat in the French National Assembly....
Current deputies
Guiana also elects two deputies to the French National Assembly, the last elections were held in June 2007. The WalwariWalwari
Walwari is a political party in the French département d'outre-mer of French Guiana, created in 1993 by Christiane Taubira and Roland Delannon....
has one deputy, Christiane Taubira
Christiane Taubira
Christiane Taubira or Christiane Taubira-Delannon is a French politician. President of her party Walwari, she has served as a deputy at the French National Assembly since 1993, and was re-elected in 1997. Non-affiliated in 1993, she then voted for the investiture of the conservative Edouard...
and the PSG has one deputy, Chantal Berthelot who defeated long-time UMP incumbent Léon Bertrand
Léon Bertrand
Léon Bertrand is a French politician. Previously a professor of physics and biology, he is Mayor of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni since 1983...
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| Constituency | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st French Guiana's 1st constituency The 1st constituency of French Guiana is a French legislative constituency in the French Guiana département.-2007: -Sources:* Official results of French elections from 1998:... |
Christiane Taubira Christiane Taubira Christiane Taubira or Christiane Taubira-Delannon is a French politician. President of her party Walwari, she has served as a deputy at the French National Assembly since 1993, and was re-elected in 1997. Non-affiliated in 1993, she then voted for the investiture of the conservative Edouard... |
Walwari Walwari Walwari is a political party in the French département d'outre-mer of French Guiana, created in 1993 by Christiane Taubira and Roland Delannon.... |
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| 2nd French Guiana's 2nd constituency The 2nd constituency of French Guiana is a French legislative constituency in the French Guiana département.-2007: -Sources:* Official results of French elections from 1998:... |
Chantal Berthelot Chantal Berthelot Chantal Berthelot is a member of the National Assembly of France. She represents the territory of French Guyana, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.-References:*... |
PSG Guianese Socialist Party The Guianese Socialist Party is a political party in the French overseas région of French Guiana, in South America. The PSG is currently the majority party in the regional council of French Guiana and has one seat in the French National Assembly.... |
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