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Politics of Réunion
Prefect of Réunion Jacques Billant President of the Regional Council Huguette Bello President of the Departmental Council Cyrille Melchior
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Réunion is an overseas département of France.

The island's conventional name is the Department of Réunion, or Réunion. The French flag is used on the island. The island's capital is Saint-Denis, and the island is divided into 4 arrondissements, 24 communes and 25 cantons.

Réunion is governed by French law under Article 73 of the Constitution of France, under which the laws and regulations are applicable as of right, as in metropolitan France. Suffrage is granted universally to all those over the age of 18.

Executive branch

The chief of state is the French President Emmanuel Macron, who is represented by Prefect Jacques Billant. The President of the Regional Council is Huguette Bello. The president of the Departmental Council is Cyrille Melchior.

Elections held in Réunion include the French presidential vote. A prefect is appointed by the president on the advice of the French Ministry of the Interior. The presidents of the General and Regional Councils are elected by members of those councils.

Legislative branch

The regional council has 45 seats, and exercises the powers of a French region and certain specific powers of an overseas region.

The departmental council has 50 seats, and exercises departmental powers.

Regional Council composition

Departmental Council composition

Deputies

Réunion elects seven deputies to the National Assembly for five-year terms.

Senators

Réunion elects four senators to the Senate for six-year terms.

European Parliament

Réunion participates in French elections to the European Parliament. It was formerly a part of the Indian Ocean section of the Overseas constituency, before France reverted to a single constituency in 2019.

Judicial branch

The Judicial branch of the overseas département is run by the Cour d'Appel (Court of Appeals).

International organization participation

Reunion is a member in the Indian Ocean Commission (InOC) since 1986, and of the World Federation of Trade Unions.

See also

• Elections in Réunion
• Regional Council of Réunion

References

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2. "Département de La Réunion (974)". insee.fr (in French). Insee. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
3. "Collectivités d'Outre-mer de l'article 73 de la Constitution (Guadeloupe, Guyane, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte)". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
4. "France 1958 (rev. 2008) - Article 3". constituteproject.org. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
5. "The right to vote". welcometofrance.com. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
6. "French President Emmanuel Macron wins second term in office". aa.com.tr. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
7. "Résultats des élections législatives 2024 à La Réunion". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
8. "IOC and the EU". European External Action Service. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
9. McDougall, Derek (1994). "The Indian Ocean commission: Regional cooperation in the South‐West Indian ocean". The Round Table. 83 (332): 455–467. doi:10.1080/00358539408454228. ISSN 0035-8533.

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Regional Council elections	1983 1986 1992 1993 1998 2004 2010 2015 2021
Departmental Council elections	1973 1976 1979 1982 1985 1988 1992 1994 1998 2001 2004 2008 2011 2015
Municipal elections	1959 1965 1971 1977 1983 1989 1995 2001 2008 2014 2020
French parliamentary elections	1849 1877 1881 1885 1889 1893 1898 1902 1906 1910 1914 1919 1924 1928 1932 1936 1945 1946 (Jun) 1946 (Nov) 1951 1956 1962 1967 1968 1973 1978 1981 1986 1988 1993 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017
Referendums	1958 1961 1962 (Apr) 1962 (Oct) 1969 1972 1988 1992 2000 2005
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