Elections in French Guiana gives information on election and election results in French Guiana. French Guiana (Guyane française officially fr ''Guyane'' is an Overseas department (French département d'outre-mer, or DOM) of France 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 Of Lebanese origin Antoine Karam (born 21 February 1950 in Cayenne) is the President of the Regional Council ( Conseil régional French Guiana is not a separate territory but a region of France. Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office 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
French Guiana elects on regional/departmental level a legislature. A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation The legislature consists of two councils with diverging powers. The Regional Council (Conseil régional) has 31 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation. A regional council (conseil régional is the elected assembly of a region of France. Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation or PR is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes The General Council (Conseil général) has members elected for a six year term in single seat-constituencies. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures goals or loyalty French Guiana 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 governments. A multi-party system is a system in which three or more political parties have the capacity to gain control of government separately or in coalition A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a Cabinet of a parliamentary Government in which several parties cooperate
Last elections
2004 Regional Elections
Votes
| Party/Alliance |
Top Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
|
PSG |
Antoine Karam |
6,087 |
22. The Guianese Socialist Party ( French: Parti socialiste guyanais, or PSG) is a political party in the French overseas région Of Lebanese origin Antoine Karam (born 21 February 1950 in Cayenne) is the President of the Regional Council ( Conseil régional 45% |
11,380 |
37. 24% |
|
UMP |
Léon Bertrand |
6,595 |
24. Léon Bertrand is a politician born on 11 May 1951 in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana. 32% |
9,650 |
31. 58% |
|
Democratic Forces of Guyana |
Georges Othily |
5,238 |
19. 31% |
9,529 |
31. 18% |
|
PRG-Walwari |
Christiane Taubira |
4,875 |
17. The Radical Party of the Left ( Parti Radical de Gauche, PRG is a minor social-liberal and social-democratic political party in France Walwari is a Political party in the French Département d'outre-mer of French Guiana, created in 1993 by Christiane Taubira Christiane Taubira (born February 2, 1952, Cayenne, French Guiana) is a French politician 98% |
- |
- |
|
Mouvement de Décolonisation et d'Émancipation Sociale |
Maurice Pindard |
1,777 |
6. 55% |
- |
- |
|
The Greens |
Brigitte Wyngaarde |
1,316 |
4. Les Verts (or The Greens are an Ecologist Political party to the Centre-left of the Political spectrum in France. 85% |
- |
- |
|
Miscellaneous |
Gladys Robin |
700 |
2. 58% |
- |
- |
|
PS Dissident |
Léon Jean-Baptiste-Edouard |
531 |
1. The Socialist Party ( Parti Socialiste, PS is the largest left-wing political party in France. 96% |
- |
- |
Seats
| Party/Alliance |
Seats |
|
PS |
17 |
|
Walwari and Other left-wing |
7 |
|
UMP |
7 |
Past elections
1998 Regional election
| Party/Alliance |
Seats |
|
PS |
11 |
|
Democratic Forces of Guyana |
9 |
|
RPR |
6 |
|
Mouvement de Décolonisation et d'Émancipation Sociale |
3 |
|
Walwari |
2 |
1992 Regional election
| Party/Alliance |
Seats |
|
PS |
26 |
|
Miscellaneous right-wing |
3 |
|
RPR |
2 |
1986 Regional election
| Party/Alliance |
Seats |
|
PS |
15 |
|
RPR |
9 |
|
Miscellaneous left-wing |
4 |
|
MDG (Nationalists) |
3 |
See also
The Guianese Socialist Party ( French: Parti socialiste guyanais, or PSG) is a political party in the French overseas région Walwari is a Political party in the French Département d'outre-mer of French Guiana, created in 1993 by Christiane Taubira The Guianese Socialist Party ( French: Parti socialiste guyanais, or PSG) is a political party in the French overseas région The Rally for the Republic ( French: Rassemblement pour la République, RPR) was a French Right-wing Political party Walwari is a Political party in the French Département d'outre-mer of French Guiana, created in 1993 by Christiane Taubira The Guianese Socialist Party ( French: Parti socialiste guyanais, or PSG) is a political party in the French overseas région The Rally for the Republic ( French: Rassemblement pour la République, RPR) was a French Right-wing Political party The Guianese Socialist Party ( French: Parti socialiste guyanais, or PSG) is a political party in the French overseas région The Rally for the Republic ( French: Rassemblement pour la République, RPR) was a French Right-wing Political party A voting system allows voters to choose between options often in an Election where candidates are selected for public office.
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