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Politik & Regierung in French Guiana

Politisches System, Stabilitätsindikatoren und demokratische Institutionen

French Guiana operates as an overseas territorial collectivity of France with the French President as head of state, represented locally by a prefect. The unicameral Assembly of French Guiana, led by President Gabriel Serville since 2021, manages regional and departmental affairs under French law. Representation in the French Parliament includes two deputies and two senators.

Government Type

Overseas territorial collectivity of France

Legal System

French civil law system

Head of State

President of France Emmanuel Macron(since 2017)

Head of Government

President of the Assembly of French Guiana Gabriel Serville(Guianese Socialist Party)since 2021

Legislature

Type:unicameral
Upper House:Upper House
Lower House:Assembly of French Guiana (51 seats)

Major Political Parties

Guianese Socialist Party(PSG)

Left-wing

7 seats
Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement(MDES)

Left-wing

1 seats
La France Insoumise(LFI)

Left-wing

1 seats

Voting Rights

Universal suffrage at 18 years of age; French citizens vote in national elections; EU citizens can vote in local and European elections

Voting Age18
SuffrageUniversal
Constitution1958
Single territorial collectivity1