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A territorial collectivity, or territorial authority, is a chartered subdivision of France with recognized governing authority. It is the generic name for any subdivision with an elective form of local government and local regulatory authority. The nature of a French territorial collectivity is set forth in Article 72 of the Constitution of France (1958), which provides for local autonomy within limits prescribed by law.
Politics of Wallis and Futuna takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic French overseas collectivity, whereby the President of the Territorial Assembly is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government.
The Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna is the legislature of Wallis and Futuna. It consists of 20 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation in multi-seat constituencies. The Assembly sits in Mata Utu, the capital of the territory.
The constituency of Wallis and Futuna is a French legislative constituency covering the whole of the overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna. It is represented in the XVth legislature by Sylvain Brial an independent right-wing politician who defeated Napole Polutele in a 2018 by-election.
Territorial Assembly elections were held in Wallis and Futuna on 25 March 2012. Thirty party lists contested to fill the twenty seats. The major election issues were the cost of living, economic development, and wallis and Futuna's relationship with France. Turnout was 85.95%.
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Nivaleta Iloai is a politician from Wallis and Futuna. She served as the president of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna from April 1 to December 11, 2013; she was the first woman to hold that position. She is a member of the Union socialiste pour Wallis-et-Futuna, and represented the constituency of Hihifo. She was replaced as president by Petelo Hanisi. She was again elected president of the Territorial Assembly on November 26, 2020.
A by-election was held in Wallis and Futuna's 1st constituency on 15 April 2018. The by-election was called after the Constitutional Council invalidated the election of Napole Polutele, miscellaneous left candidate in the June 2017 legislative elections and member of the UDI, Agir and Independents group in the National Assembly, on 2 February 2018. Sylvain Brial defeated outgoing deputy Polutele in the first round of the by-election on 15 April.
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Sylvain Jacques Brial is a Wallisian politician and former member of the French National Assembly.
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References
- 1 2 "Wallis et Futuna: David Vergé, nouveau Président de l'Assemblée territoriale" (in French). Outremers 360. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- 1 2 3 "15e FIFO à Tahiti : la Wallisienne Lavinia Tagane, la plus jeune membre du jury du festival" (in French). France Info. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ↑ François Guilbert (22 December 2017). "Pacifique : quelle "diplomatie parlementaire" pour la France ?" (in French). Asialyst. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
Mme Lavinia Tagane est ainsi l’actuelle suppléante du député Napole Polutele mais aussi benjamine (26 ans) de l’Assemblée territoriale élue le 26 mars 2017.
- ↑ "The Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna". Assemblee Territoriale. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ↑ "FIFO : Lavinia Tagane, membre du jury « Il faut sensibiliser la jeunesse »" (in French). France Info. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
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