Elections in Réunion

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Elections in Réunion gives information on elections and election results in Réunion.

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

Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes % Seats +/–
Alliance for Réunion (PCR–FD–MoDem)71,60230.23112,20135.5512–15
OR–UMPNCLGM62,58126.42143,48545.5627+16
PSMRC30,94113.0659,9338.996–1
Réunion Nout'Fierté15,9526.73 0New
Better Future for the People of Réunion in France and Europe14,0145.9200
Miscellaneous Right Movement12,7345.380New
For Total Equality11,8094.990New
Europe Écologie11,6854.930New
Nasion Rénioné2,0970.8900
Lutte Ouvrière1,9440.8200
Réunionese Democratic Union2310.100New
Independents1,2970.5300
Invalid/blank votes13,01513,005
Total249,872100328,624100450
Registered voters/turnout550,44245.35550,48059.70
Source: French Politics, La Réunion

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