Réunion elects on regional/départemental level a legislature. The legislature consists out of two councils with diverging powers. The Regional Council (Conseil régional) has 45 members, elected for a six-year term by proportional representation. The General Council (Conseil général) has members elected for a five-year term in single seat-constituencies. Reunion 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.
Recent elections
PartyFirst roundSecond roundVotes%Votes%Seats+/–Alliance for Réunion (PCR–FD–MoDem)71,60230.23112,20135.5512–15OR–UMP–NC–LGM62,58126.42143,48545.5627+16PS–MRC30,94113.0659,9338.996–1Réunion Nout'Fierté15,9526.73 0NewBetter Future for the People of Réunion in France and Europe14,0145.9200Miscellaneous Right Movement12,7345.380NewFor Total Equality11,8094.990NewEurope Écologie11,6854.930NewNasion Rénioné2,0970.8900Lutte Ouvrière1,9440.8200Réunionese Democratic Union2310.100NewIndependents1,2970.5300Invalid/blank votes13,015–13,005–––Total249,872100328,624100450Registered voters/turnout550,44245.35550,48059.70–Source: French Politics,http://www.france-politique.fr/elections-la-reunion.htm#2010 La Réunion
See also Electoral calendar Electoral system
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