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'''Elections in Guadeloupe''' gives information on [[election]] and election results in [[politics of Guadeloupe|Guadeloupe]]. An [[election]] is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the [[legislature]], and sometimes the [[Executive (government)|executive]] and [[judiciary]], and in which electorates choose [[local government]] officials.
'''Elections in Guadeloupe''' gives information on [[election]] and election results in [[politics of Guadeloupe|Guadeloupe]].
:''See [[election]] for a more comprehensive discussion and the [[List of democracy and elections-related topics]] for an overview on related topics.''


Guadeloupe elects on regional/departemental level a [[legislature]]. The legislature consists out of two councils with diverging powers. The '''Regional Council'''(''Conseil régional'') has 41 members, elected for a four year term by [[proportional representation]]. The '''General Council''' (''Conseil général'') has members elected for a six year term in single seat-[[constituency|constituencies]].
Guadeloupe elects on regional/departemental level a [[legislature]]. The legislature consists out of two councils with diverging powers. The '''Regional Council'''(''Conseil régional'') has 41 members, elected for a four year term by [[proportional representation]]. The '''General Council''' (''Conseil général'') has members elected for a six year term in single seat-[[constituency|constituencies]].

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Elections in Guadeloupe gives information on election and election results in Guadeloupe.

Guadeloupe elects on regional/departemental level a legislature. The legislature consists out of two councils with diverging powers. The Regional Council(Conseil régional) has 41 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation. The General Council (Conseil général) has members elected for a six year term in single seat-constituencies. Guadeloupe has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

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