Corsican Assembly

Corsican Assembly Assemblea di Corsica L'Assemblée de Corse

Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	2 March 1982
Leadership
President of the Assembly	Marie-Antoinette Maupertuis, Femu a Corsica since 1 July 2021
Structure
Seats	63

Political groups	Government (32) Femu a Corsica (32) Opposition (31) Bonapartist Central Committee – The Republicans (17) Party of the Corsican Nation – Corsica Libera (8) Rinnovu (6)
Elections
Last election	June 2021
Meeting place

Grand Hôtel d'Ajaccio et Continental, Ajaccio
Website
www.isula.corsica/assemblea/

The Corsican Assembly or Assembly of Corsica (Corsican: Assemblea di Corsica; French: 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. After the 2017 territorial elections, the assembly was expanded from 51 to 63 seats, with the executive council expanding from 9 to 11 members (including the president).^[1]

History

Before 1975, Corsica was a département 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 greater executive functions than the Presidents of the Regional Councils exercise in mainland French regions. 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".

Powers

Economic development
Taxation
Energy
Environment
Housing
Education and training
Language
Transport
Forestry and agriculture
Culture
Tourism
Sports & youth

Composition

There are 63 councillors of the Assembly elected in six-year terms in a two-round voting system. In round one, if a party receives an absolute majority, an eleven-seat bonus is awarded to the winning party. The rest of the seats are distributed proportionally. If no seat wins an absolute majority, then 52 seats are distributed proportionally. A second round of voting is then conducted, in which the winning party or list is awarded the eleven-seat bonus.

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.

Results

2021 Territorial elections in Corsica
Candidate		List	First round^[2]		Second round		Seats	+/-
Candidate		List	Votes	%	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
	Gilles Simeoni *	FC	39,247	29.19	55,548	40.64	32	+14
	Laurent Marcangeli	CCB-LR-UDI	33,432	24.86	43,769	32.02	17	+1
	Jean-Christophe Angelini	PNC	17,772	13.22	20,604	15.07	8	-15
	Jean-Guy Talamoni *	CL	9,280	6.90	20,604	15.07	8	-15
	Paul-Félix Benedetti	Rinnovu	11,282	8.39	16,762	12.26	6	+6
	Jean-Charles Orsucci	TdP-LREM	7,957	5.92			0	-6
	François Filoni	RN	5,378	4.00			0
	Agnès Simonpietri	EÉLV-G.s-GÉ	5,039	3.75			0
	Michel Stefani	PCF	4,279	3.18			0
	Jean-Antoine Giacomi	EXD	791	0.59			0

Valid votes			134,457	98.22	136,683	96.79
Blank ballots			1,144	0.84	2,334	1.65
Null Ballots			1,286	0.94	2,206	1.56
Turnout			136,887	57.08	141,223	58.91	63
Abstentions			102,921	42.92	98,495	41.09
Registered voters			239,808	100	239,718	100