<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Mayotte<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> Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte
<item>• <hi format=ital>conventional short form:</hi> Mayotte
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<item><hi format=bold>Digraph:</hi> MF
<item><hi format=bold>Type:</hi> territorial collectivity of France
<item><hi format=bold>Capital:</hi> Mamoutzou
<item><hi format=bold>Administrative divisions:</hi> none (territorial collectivity of France)
<item><hi format=bold>Independence:</hi> none (territorial collectivity of France)
<item><hi format=bold>National holiday:</hi> 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 law
<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 Jean-Jacques DERACQ (since NA); President of the General Council Younoussa BAMANA (since NA 1976)
<item><hi format=bold>General Council (Conseil General):</hi> elections last held March 1991 (next to be held March 1996); results—percent of vote by party NA; seats—(17 total) MPM 12, RPR 5
<item><hi format=bold>French Senate:</hi> elections last held on 24 September 1989 (next to be held September 1995); results—percent of vote by party NA; seats—(1 total) MPM 1
<item><hi format=bold>French National Assembly:</hi> elections last held 21 and 28 March 1993 (next to be held 1998); results—UDF-CDS 54.3%, RPR 44.3%; seats—(1 total) UDF-CDS 1
<item><hi format=bold>Political parties and leaders:</hi> Mahoran Popular Movement (MPM), Younoussa BAMANA; Party for the Mahoran Democratic Rally (PRDM), Daroueche MAOULIDA; Mahoran Rally for the Republic (RPR), Mansour KAMARDINE; Union for French Democracy (UDF), Maoulida AHMED; Center of Social Democrats (CDS),
<item><hi format=bold>Member of:</hi> FZ
<item><hi format=bold>Diplomatic representation in US:</hi> none (territorial collectivity of France)
<item><hi format=bold>US diplomatic representation:</hi> none (territorial collectivity of France)
<item><hi format=bold>Flag:</hi> the flag of France is used