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Martinique was colonised by France in 1635 and, like Guadeloupe, French Guiana and La Reunion, made into an administrative "department" by a 1946 law promising equality for overseas territories.
Martinique also elects 4 seats to the French National Assembly, the last elections were held in June 2007.The Union for a Popular Movement elected 1 deputy (Alfred Almont), the Socialist Party elected 1 (Louis-Joseph Manscour), the nationalist Martinican Independence Movement elected 1 (Alfred Marie-Jeanne), and the Martinican Progressive Party also elected 1 (Serge Letchimy, mayor of Fort de ...
Protests began to spread across the Martinique in September 2024 in response to high costs of living and social, racial, and economic inequality. [2] This included statistics released by the Insee indicated that residents of Martinique paid about 30% to 42% more for food relative to mainland French residents, which was viewed by many demonstrators and civil rights leaders as emblematic of ...
The advisory council of the territorial collectivity of Martinique is the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Educational Council of Martinique (Conseil économique, social, environnemental, de la culture et de l'éducation de Martinique), composed of 68 members. Its president is Justin Daniel since 20 May 2021.
The governors general of the French Antilles, or lieutenants-general, were the king's representatives in the French West Indies colonies under the Ancien Régime.The colonies were, by date of foundation, Saint-Christophe (1625), Saint-Domingue (1627), Saint Martin (1635), Martinique (1635), Guadeloupe (1635), Dominica (1635), Saint Barthélemy (1648), Grenada (1650), Saint Croix (1650), Saint ...
' The Manatee ') is a city and town, located in the French overseas department and region of Martinique. With its area of 62.32 km 2, it is the town with the largest area in Martinique. Le Lamentin, with close to 40,000 inhabitants, is the second most populated town of Martinique, after Fort-de-France. It is also the first industrial town and ...
At the creation of the department of Martinique in 1947, its only arrondissement was Fort-de-France. [2] The arrondissement of La Trinité, containing 10 communes that were previously part of the arrondissement of Fort-de-France, was created in 1965. [3]
The first elections for the assembly were held on 13 December 2015. Gran Sanblé pou ba peyi an chans, a coalition of the Martinican Independence Movement and right-wing parties, led by Alfred Marie-Jeanne, defeated Ensemble pour une Martinique Nouvelle [], a coalition of left-wing parties, led by Serge Letchimy, winning 33 out of 51 seats.