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| Assemblée de Martinique | |
|---|---|
| Name | Assemblée de Martinique |
| Background color | #0066CC |
| House type | Unicameral |
| Foundation | 2015 |
| Leader1 type | President |
| Members | 51 |
| Last election1 | 2015 |
| Meeting place | Fort-de-France |
Assemblée de Martinique. The Assemblée de Martinique is the deliberative assembly established in 2015 to replace the former councils on Martinique and to exercise territorial authority within the framework of the French Republic, the Constitution of France, and European Union law including the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty of Lisbon. Its creation followed debates involving stakeholders such as the Conseil régional de Martinique, the Conseil général de la Martinique, the Ministry of Overseas Territories, and figures connected to the French National Assembly, the Senate of France, and leaders from political movements including the Martinican Independence Movement and the Mouvement Indépendantiste Martiniquais. Discussions before its establishment referenced precedents like the institutional status of Guadeloupe, Réunion, French Guiana, and the constitutional reform debates led under Presidents François Hollande, Nicolas Sarkozy, and Emmanuel Macron.
The pathway to the creation invoked historical episodes and actors including the May 1968 events in France, the era of anti-colonial leaders such as Aime Cesaire, and regional uprisings like the Bloody Weeks of 1974 in Caribbean politics; negotiations involved legal instruments such as the Constitutional Council (France) rulings and statutes akin to the Statute of Autonomy of Corsica debates. The 2010s institutional reform process incorporated consultations with European institutions like the European Commission and referenced commissions chaired by personalities connected to the Conseil d'État (France), the Cour de cassation, and advisers from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. Prior administrative structures including the Departmental Council (France) and the Regional Council (France) on Martinique were merged following a referendum and law promulgated by the French Parliament and signed by the President of France.
The legal framework derives from the Constitution of France, statutes enacted by the French National Assembly and the Senate of France, and jurisprudence from the Conseil d'État (France) and the Constitutional Council (France). The assembly exercises competences previously held by the Conseil régional de Martinique and the Conseil général de la Martinique in domains devolved by law, interacting with institutions such as the Cour des comptes, the Prefect, and agencies including the Agence française de développement and the Direction générale des collectivités locales. Relations with the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, and bodies like the European Court of Human Rights shape policy constraints, while state functions remain influenced by ministries such as the Ministry of the Interior (France) and the Ministry of Economy and Finance (France).
The assembly comprises 51 elected members chosen under a proportional two-round list system regulated by laws passed by the French National Assembly and interpreted by the Constitutional Council (France). Electoral procedures reference precedents from metropolitan bodies like the Conseil régional de Corse and municipal systems exemplified by the Municipal Council of Paris. Campaigns involve parties and movements such as the Martinican Progressive Party, the Mouvement Indépendantiste Martiniquais, the Place Publique, and national formations like the Socialist Party (France), the The Republicans, the La République En Marche!, and the National Rally. Oversight of elections is conducted by the Prefect, with disputes adjudicated by the Constitutional Council (France) and administrative tribunals (notably the Conseil d'État (France)).
Political groups within the assembly reflect local and national alignments including representatives from the Martinican Progressive Party, the Martinique Independents, the Caribbean Local Parties Coalition, and affiliates of national groups such as the Socialist Party (France), the La République En Marche!, and the National Rally. Leadership roles—President of the Assembly, vice-presidents, and committee chairs—have been occupied by figures who engaged with institutions like the French National Assembly, the Senate of France, the European Parliament, and civil society networks including the Union générale des travailleurs de la Martinique and the Confédération générale du travail.
The assembly organizes legislative committees patterned after bodies such as the National Assembly (France) standing committees, consults with advisory institutions like the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (France), and coordinates with public entities such as the Agence Régionale de Santé and the Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Martinique. It adopts deliberations on transport infrastructure referencing projects akin to interventions by the European Regional Development Fund and engages in cultural promotion involving partners like the UNESCO and the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques.
Budgetary authority is executed through procedures compliant with standards from the Cour des comptes and budget laws passed by the French Parliament. Financial management interacts with public finance actors including the Direction générale des finances publiques, the Banque de France, and investment frameworks like the European Investment Bank. Administrative staffing and civil service rules align with norms from the National Centre for Territorial Public Service and oversight by the Prefect.
Critiques have drawn on debates familiar from cases involving Corsica and Guadeloupe, invoking tensions with national institutions such as the Ministry of Overseas Territories and legal challenges brought before the Conseil d'État (France) and the Constitutional Council (France). Controversies concern questions of representation raised by movements like the Martinican Independence Movement, fiscal disputes engaging the Cour des comptes, and policy conflicts echoed in protests involving unions such as the Union générale des travailleurs de la Martinique and civil society organizations modeled on the Confédération générale du travail.
Category:Politics of Martinique