Following is a List of senators of Wallis and Futuna, people who have represented the collectivity of Wallis and Futuna in the Senate of France.
Following is a List of senators of Wallis and Futuna, people who have represented the collectivity of Wallis and Futuna in the Senate of France.
Wallis has 13 seats and Futuna has seven, which form 20 seats in the territory. The government of Wallis and Futuna elects one senator by the results of the electoral college's absolute majority vote. [1]
| Term | Senator | Group | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1962 | September 1971 | Henry Loste | Independent Republicans | [2] |
| September 1971 | April 1998 | Soséfo Makapé Papilio (died) | Rally for the Republic (RPR) | |
| April 1998 | September 1998 | Basile Tui, replacing Sosefo Makapé Papilio | Centrist Union group | [3] |
| September 1998 | September 2020 | Robert Laufoaulu, reelected in September 2008 and September 2014. | UMP then Les Républicains | |
| September 2020 | Incumbent | Mikaele Kulimoetoke | RDPI | [4] |
Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji to the southwest, Tonga to the southeast, Samoa to the east, and Tokelau to the northeast.
The Senate is the upper house of the French Parliament, which, along with the National Assembly—the lower chamber—constitutes the legislature of France. It is made up of 348 senators elected by part of the country's local councillors, as well as by representatives of French citizens living abroad. Senators have six-year terms, with half of the seats up for election every three years.
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Wallis and Futuna elects on territorial level a legislature. The Territorial Assembly has 20 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation in multi-seat constituencies.
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The COVID-19 pandemic in the Wallis and Futuna is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna on 16 October 2020. As of 24 August 2021, there have been 454 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 7 deaths reported to WHO. The last reported confirmed case was reported in April 2021.
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