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| Country name: |
conventional long form:
Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte
conventional short form:
Mayotte
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| Dependency status: |
territorial collectivity of France
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| Administrative divisions: |
none (territorial collectivity of France)
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| Independence: |
none (territorial collectivity of France)
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| National holiday: |
Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
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| Constitution: |
28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
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| Suffrage: |
18 years of age; universal
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| Executive branch: |
chief of state:
President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Pierre BAYLE (since 15 July 1998)
head of government:
President of the General Council Younoussa BAMANA (since NA 1977)
cabinet:
NA
elections:
French president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term; prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of the Interior; president of the General Council elected by the members of the General Council for a six-year term
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| Legislative branch: |
unicameral General Council or Conseil General (19 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms)
elections:
last held 7 October 2000 (next to be held NA 2003)
election results:
percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA
note:
Mayotte elects one member of the French Senate; elections last held 24 September 1995 (next to be held 24 September 2001); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - MPM 1; Mayotte also elects one member to the French National Assembly; elections last held 25 May and 1 June 1997 (next to be held as a special election on NA May 2002); results - percent of vote by party - UDF/FD 51.7%, RPR 48.3%; seats by party - UDF/FD 1
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| Judicial branch: |
Supreme Court or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel
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| Political parties and leaders: |
Democratic Front or FD [Youssouf MOUSSA]; Mahoran Popular Movement or MPM [Younoussa BAMANA]; Mahoran Rally for the Republic or RPR [Mansour KAMARDINE]; Movement for Department Status Mayotte or MDM [Henri JEAN-BAPTISTE]; Socialist Party or PS (local branch of French Parti Socialiste) [Ibrahim ABUBACAR]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Henri JEAN-BAPTISTE]
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| Political pressure groups and leaders: |
NA
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| International organization participation: |
FZ
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| Diplomatic representation in the US: |
none (territorial collectivity of France)
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| Diplomatic representation from the US: |
none (territorial collectivity of France)
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| Flag description: |
the flag of France is used
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