Corsican Assembly

Corsican Assembly
The Grand Hôtel d'Ajaccio et Continental, seat of the Corsican Assembly in Ajaccio

The Corsican Assembly (French: L'Assemblée de Corse) is the unicameral legislative body of the territorial collectivity of Corsica. It has its seat at the Grand Hôtel d'Ajaccio et Continental, in the Corsican capital of Ajaccio.

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History

Before 1975, Corsica was a départment of the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

On 2 March 1982, a law was passed that gave Corsica the status of territorial collectivity (collectivité territoriale), abolishing the Corsican Regional Council which had existed before. Unlike the regional councils, the Corsican Assembly has executive powers over the island.

In 1992, three institutions were formed in the territorial collectivity of Corsica:

  • The Executive Council of Corsica, which exercises the type of executive functions held in other French regions by the Presidents of the Regional Councils. It ensures the stability and consistency needed to manage the affairs of the territory;
  • The Corsican Assembly, a deliberative, unicameral legislative body with greater powers than the regional councils on the mainland;
  • The Economic, Social and Cultural Council of Corsica, an advisory body.

Terminology

Members of the Corsican Assembly were first called "territorial councillors" in reference to Corsica's status as a collectivité territoriale. Members are now called "Councillors of the Corsican Assembly", or in unofficial and everyday speech, just "Councillors".

Composition

There are 51 members of the Assembly, elected for a six year term via a closed party list and two rounds of voting. To pass beyond the first round, a candidate requires an absolute majority, whereas in the second round a plurality is sufficient.

The list that wins in the first or second round automatically obtains three seats as a "premium to the majority". The other seats are distributed based on proportional representation.

At the first meeting of Assembly Councillors after an election, the councillors elect an Assembly President in a plurality ballot. This is also a two round contest, with an absolute majority required to proceed to the second round. At the same time as the election of the President, the Assembly also elects the ten members that will make up the President's Committee (bureau.

In contrast to the executives of the regional councils, Assembly Councillors may not also be members of the Corsican Executive Council. Election to the executive requires resignation from the Assembly.

2010 regional election results

Territorial Election 2010: Corsica
List Candidates Votes % ±% Seats ±
Presidential Majority Camille de Rocca Serra 27,903 21.34
Party of the Corsican Nation Gilles Simeoni 24,057 18.40
Left Radical Paul Giacobbi 20,242 15.48
Left Front Dominique Bucchini 13,108 10.02
Corsica Libera Jean-Guy Talamoni 12,236 9.36
Left Radical Émile Zuccarelli 10,523 8.05
Miscellaneous Left Simon Renucci 8,688 6.64
MoDem Jean Toma 5,554 4.25
National Front Antoine Cardi 5,438 4.16
Independent Ecological Alliance Jean-François Baccarelli 2,426 1.86
Miscellaneous Right Jean-François Battini 599 0.46
Turnout 130,774 61.31
Left Radical Paul Giacobbi 52,663 36.62 24
Presidential Majority Camille de Rocca Serra 39,765 27.65 12
Party of the Corsican Nation Gilles Simeoni 37,224 25.88 11
Corsica Libera Jean-Guy Talamoni 14,159 9.85 4
Turnout 143,811 67.42

Presidents of the Corsican Assembly

  • 1974-1979: François Giacobbi
  • 1979-1982: Jean Filippi
  • 1982-1984: Prosper Alfonsi
  • 1984-1998: Jean-Paul de Rocca-Serra
  • 1998-2004: José Rossi
  • 2004-2010: Camille de Rocca Serra
  • 2010–present: Dominique Bucchini

Assembly members

Members since 2010:

L'Alternance

  • Dominique Bucchini, President of the Corsican Assembly
  • Jean-Charles Orsucci, 1st vice-president of the Corsican Assembly
  • Pascaline Castellani, 2nd vice-president of the Corsican Assembly
  • Antoine Orsini
  • Marie-Hélène Padovani-Valentini
  • Michel Stefani
  • Josette Risterucci
  • Rosy Ferri-Pisani
  • Viviane Biancarelli
  • Balthazar Federici
  • Simone Donsimoni-Calendini
  • Jean-Baptiste Luccioni
  • Laetitia Casalta
  • Etienne Bastelica
  • Annonciade Nielini
  • François Tatti
  • Marie-Jeanne Fedi
  • Pierre Chaubon
  • Benoîte Martelli
  • François Mosconi
  • Marie-Paule Houdemer
  • Marc-Antoine Nicolai

Rassembler pour la Corse

  • Camille de Rocca Serra
  • Anne Marie Natali
  • Ange Santini
  • Stéphanie Grimaldi
  • Jean-Jacques Panunzi
  • Diane Pasqualaggi-Bedu
  • Antoine Sindali
  • Christine Guerrini
  • Marcel Francisci
  • Nathalie Ruggieri
  • Etienne Suzzoni
  • Marie-Antoinette Santoni-Brunelli

Party of the Corsican Nation

  • Gilles Simeoni
  • Nadine Nivaggioni
  • Jean-Christophe Angelini
  • Agnès Simonpietri
  • Jean Biancucci
  • Christine Colonna
  • Xavier Luciani
  • Mattea Lacave
  • Hyacinthe Vanni
  • Fabienne Giovannini
  • Michel Castellani

Corsica Libera

  • Jean-Guy Talamoni
  • Véronique Sciaretti
  • Paul-Felix Benedetti
  • Josepha Giacometti

See also

  • French regional elections, 2010

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