<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Guadeloupe<nl>Government</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Names:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>conventional long form:</hi> Department of Guadeloupe
<item>• <hi format=ital>conventional short form:</hi> Guadeloupe
<item>• <hi format=ital>local long form:</hi> Departement de la Guadeloupe
<item>• <hi format=ital>local short form:</hi> Guadeloupe
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<item><hi format=bold>Digraph:</hi> GP
<item><hi format=bold>Type:</hi> overseas department of France
<item><hi format=bold>Capital:</hi> Basse-Terre
<item><hi format=bold>Administrative divisions:</hi> none (overseas department of France)
<item><hi format=bold>Independence:</hi> none (overseas department of France)
<item><hi format=bold>National holiday:</hi> National Day, Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789)
<item><hi format=bold>Constitution:</hi> 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
<item><hi format=bold>Legal system:</hi> French legal system
<item><hi format=bold>Suffrage:</hi> 18 years of age; universal
<item><hi format=bold>Executive branch:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>chief of state:</hi> President Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May 1981)
<item>• <hi format=ital>head of government:</hi> Prefect Franck PERRIEZ (since NA 1992); President of the General Council Dominique LARIFA (since NA); President of the Regional Council Lucette MICHAUX-CHEVRY (since 22 March 1992)
<item>• <hi format=ital>cabinet:</hi> Council of Ministers
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<item><hi format=bold>Legislative branch:</hi> unicameral General Council and unicameral Regional Council
<item><hi format=bold>General Council:</hi> elections last held NA March 1992 (next to be held by NA 1996); results—percent of vote by party NA; seats—(43 total) FRUI.G 13, RPR/DUD 13, PPDG 8, FGPS 3, PCG 3 UPLG 1, PSG 1, independent 1
<item><hi format=bold>Regional Council:</hi> elections last held on 31 January 1993 (next to be held by 16 March 1998); results—RPR/DUD 48.30%, FGPS 17.09%, FRUI.G 7.44%, PPDG 8.90%, UPLG 7.75% PCG 6.05%; seats—(41 total) seats by party NA
<item><hi format=bold>French Senate:</hi> elections last held in September 1986 (next to be held September 1995); Guadeloupe elects two representatives; results—percent of vote by party NA; seats—(2 total) PCG 1, PS 1
<item><hi format=bold>French National Assembly:</hi> elections last held on 21 and 28 March1993 (next to be held March 1998); Guadeloupe elects four representatives; results—percent of vote by party NA; seats—(4 total) PS 1, RPR 1, PCG 1, independent 1
<item><hi format=bold>Judicial branch:</hi> Court of Appeal (Cour d'Appel) with jurisdiction over Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Martinique
<item><hi format=bold>Political parties and leaders:</hi> Rally for the Republic (RPR), Aldo BLAISE; Communist Party of Guadeloupe (PCG), Christian Medard CELESTE; Socialist Party (FGPS), Georges LOUISOR; Popular Union for the Liberation of Guadeloupe (UPLG), Lucien PERATIN; FGPS Dissidents (FRUI.G); Union for French Democracy (UDF), Simon BARLAGNE; Union for the Center Rally (URC; coalition of the FGPS, RPR, and UDF); Guadeloupe Objective (OG), Lucette MICHAUX-CHEVRY; Progressive Democratic Party (PPDG), Henri BANGOU
<item><hi format=bold>Other political or pressure groups:</hi> Popular Union for the Liberation of Guadeloupe (UPLG); Popular Movement for Independent Guadeloupe (MPGI); General Union of Guadeloupe Workers (UGTG); General Federation of Guadeloupe Workers (CGT-G); Christian Movement for the Liberation of Guadeloupe (KLPG)
