Reunion Government 1997

Country name
conventional long form: Department of Reunion
conventional short form: Reunion
local long form: none
local short form : Ile de la Reunion

Data code RE

Dependency status overseas department of France

Government type NA

National capital Saint-Denis

Administrative divisions none (overseas department of France); there are no first-order administrativedivisions as defined by the US government, but there are four arrondissements,24 communes, and 47 cantons

Independence none (overseas department of France)

National holiday National Day, Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789)

Constitution 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)

Legal system French law

Suffrage 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch
chief of state: President of France Jacques CHIRAC (since 17 May 1995), representedby Prefect Robert POMMIES (since NA 1996)
head of government : President of the General Council Christophe PAYET (since 4 April 1994)and President of the Regional Council Margarite SUDRE (since 25 June 1993)
cabinet: NA
elections: prefect appointed by the president of France on the advice of the FrenchMinistry of the Interior; the presidents of the General and Regional Councilsare elected by the members of those councils, who vote on party lines

Legislative branch unicameral General Council (47 seats; members are elected by directpopular vote to serve six-year terms) and unicameral Regional Council (45seats; members are elected by direct popular vote to serve six-year terms)
elections : General Council - last held NA March 1994 (next to be held NA 2000);Regional Council - last held 25 June 1993 (next to be held NA 1999)
election results: General Council - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PCR12, PS 12, UDF 11, RPR 5, others 7; Regional Council - percent of vote byparty - NA; seats by party - UPF 17, Free-Dom Movement 13, PCR 9, PS 6
note : Reunion elects 3 representatives to the French Senate; elections lastheld 24 September 1992 (next to be held NA); results - percent of vote byparty - NA; seats by party - RPR 1, FRA 1, independent 1; Reunion also elects5 deputies to the French National Assembly; elections last held 21 and 28 March 1993 (next to be held as a special election on 25 May - 1 June 1997);results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PS 1, PCR 1, UPF1, RPR 1, UDF-CDS 1

Judicial branch Court of Appeals or Cour d'Appel

Political parties and leaders Rally for the Republic or RPR [Andre' Maurice PIHOUEE]; Union for FrenchDemocracy or UDF [Ibrahim DINDAN]; Communist Party of Reunion or PCR [PaulVERGES]; France-Reunion Future or FRA [Andre THIEN AH KOON]; Socialist Partyor PS [Jean-Claude FRUTEAU]; Social Democrats or CDS; Union for France orUPF (includes RPR and UDF); Free-DOM Movement [Marguerite SUDRE]; NationalFront (FN), Alix MOREL

International organization participation FZ, WFTU

Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas department of France)

Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas department of France)

Flag description the flag of France is used

NOTE: The information regarding Reunion on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Reunion Government 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Reunion Government 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.