Government Of Mayotte

Country name	conventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte conventional short form: Mayotte
Government type	NA
Capital	Mamoutzou
Administrative divisions	none (territorial collectivity of France)
Independence	none (territorial collectivity of France)
National holiday	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Constitution	28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Legal system	French law
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal
Executive branch	chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Jean-Jacques BROT (since 3 July 2002) elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of the Interior; president of the General Council elected by the members of the General Council for a six-year term head of government: President of the General Council Younoussa BAMANA (since NA 1977) cabinet: NA
Legislative branch	unicameral General Council or Conseil General (19 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms) elections: last held 7 October 2000 (next to be held NA 2003) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA note: Mayotte elects one member of the French Senate; elections last held 24 September 2001 (next to be held NA September 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; Mayotte also elects one member to the French National Assembly; elections last held 16 June 2002 (next to be held as a special election on NA June 2005); results - percent of vote by party - UMP-RPR 55.08%, UDF 44.92%; seats by party - UMP-RPR 1
Judicial branch	Supreme Court or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel
Political parties and leaders	Democratic Front or FD [Youssouf MOUSSA]; Mahoran Popular Movement or MPM [Ahmed MADI]; Federation of Mahorans or RPR [Mansour KAMARDINE]; Movement for Department Status Mayotte or MDM [Mouhoutar SALIM]; Socialist Party or PS (local branch of French Parti Socialiste) [Ibrahim ABUBACAR]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Henri JEAN-BAPTISTE]
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA
International organization participation	none
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (territorial collectivity of France)
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (territorial collectivity of France)
Flag description	the flag of France is used

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