Camille de Rocca Serra

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Camille de Rocca Serra (born 21 May 1954 in Porto-Vecchio) was the president of the regional council of Corsica between 2004 and 2010. He was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). [1]

Biography

He was first Municipal Councillor of Porto-Vecchio from 1995 to 1997. [2] At the same time, from November 1997 to 2004, he was the mayor of his hometown of Porto-Vecchio. [2] He was also the UMP deputy for Corse-du-Sud's 2nd constituency in the national assembly of France from 2002 to 2017. [3] At the 2007 election, he was re-elected with 51.02% in the first round. [4]

In the regional elections in Corsica, the Union for a Popular Movement ticket with Ange Santini obtained 25.05% of the vote. [5] Thus, he became president of the Corsican Assembly on 1 April 2004, but immediately resigned. [6] [7] This was attributed to after the second round of voting, four left-wing lists were present, which led to Rocca Serra being elected. [8] However, he rejected the win, not wishing the nationalists to be the reason he won the vote since the left-wing vote was split. [8] However, three days later, he won the next round of voting, receiving 30 votes to Émile Zuccarelli's 17, which he accepted. [8]

He once again ran for president of the assembly in the 2010 elections for another term. [9] However, he was defeated by the representative of the Communist Party, Dominique Bucchini, in the third round of voting by 24 votes to 12. [9] . The nationalist candidate, Gilles Simeoni, also achieved more votes than Rocca Serra, obtaining 15 of the votes. [9] During the 2016 The Republicans presidential primary he supported the candidacy of former Prime Minister of France François Fillon. [10]

References

  1. ↑ Chrisafis, Angelique (28 August 2006). "Welcome to your new holiday home. Please beware of the danger of bombs". The Guardian . Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "CORSE : Camille de Rocca-Serra (RPR) élu maire de Porto-Vecchio". Le Monde (in French). 21 November 1997. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Mari, Nicole (15 May 2022). "Camille de Rocca Serra : « Faire gagner la Corse, c'est mon ambition, et c'est pour cela que je suis candidat »". Corse Net Infos (in French). Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "RESULTATS DES ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVES". www.archives-resultats-elections.interieur.gouv.fr. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Résultat des élections Régionales 2004". www.archives-resultats-elections.interieur.gouv.fr. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "20 heures le journal : émission du 1er avril 2004 | INA". INA (in French). 1 April 2004. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "La démission de M. de Rocca Serra ouvre une crise au sein de l'Assemblée de Corse". Le Monde (in French). 2 April 2004. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 "Le crépuscule des anciens Clans ? - Journal de la Corse". Journal de la Corse (in French). 11 February 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 "Corse: Bucchini président de l'Assemblée". Le Figaro (in French). 25 March 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires". l'Opinion (in French). 20 April 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2025.


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