home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Government
-
- Long-form name: Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte.
-
- Type: territorial collectivity of France.
-
- Capital: Dzaoudzi.
-
- Administrative divisions: none (territorial collectivity
- of France).
-
- Independence: none (territorial collectivity of France).
-
- Constitution: 28 September 1958 (French Constitution).
-
- Legal system: French law.
-
- National holiday: Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789).
-
- Executive branch: government commissioner.
-
- Legislative branch: unicameral General Council (Conseil General).
-
- Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Tribunal Superieur d'Appel).
-
- Leaders:
-
- Chief of State President Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May 1981);
-
- Head of Government Government Commissioner Akli KHIDER
- (since 1983); President of the General Council Youssouf
- BAMANA (since 1976).
-
- Political parties and leaders: Mahoran Popular Movement
- (MPM), Zna M'Oere; Party for the Mahoran Democratic Rally
- (PRDM), Daroueche Maoulida; Mahoran Rally for the Republic
- (RMPR), Abdoul Anizizi; Union of the Center (UDC).
-
- Suffrage: universal at age 18.
-
- Elections:
-
- General Council--last held NA June 1988 (next to be held
- June 1993); results--percent of vote by party NA; seats--
- (17 total) MPM 9, RPR 6, others 2;
-
- French Senate--last held on 24 September 1989 (next to
- be held September 1992); results--percent of vote by party
- NA; seats--(1 total) MPM 1;
-
- French National Assembly--last held 5 and 12 June 1988
- (next to be held June 1993); results--percent of vote by
- party NA; seats--(1 total) UDC 1.
-
- Communists: probably none.
-
- Diplomatic representation: as a territorial collectivity
- of France, Mahoran interests are represented in the US by
- France.
-
- Flag: the flag of France is used.
-