The Corsican Assembly or Assembly of Corsica (; ) is the unicameral legislative body of the territorial collectivity of Corsica. It has its seat at the , 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).
History Before 1975, Corsica was a department 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 (), 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 . 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 ().
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 CorsicaCandidateListFirst roundSecond roundSeats+/-Votes%Votes%Gilles Simeoni *FC29.1940.6432 +14Laurent MarcangeliCCB-LR-UDI24.8632.0217 +1Jean-Christophe AngeliniPNC13.2215.078 -15Jean-Guy Talamoni *CL6.90Paul-Félix BenedettiRinnovu8.3912.266 +6Jean-Charles OrsucciTdP-LREM5.920 -6François FiloniRN4.000Agnès SimonpietriEÉLV-G.s-GÉ3.750Michel StefaniPCF3.180Jean-Antoine GiacomiEXD0.590Valid votes98.2296.79Blank ballots0.841.65Null Ballots0.941.56Turnout57.0858.9163Abstentions42.9241.09Registered voters100100
Presidents of the Corsican Assembly 1974–1979: 1979–1982: Jean Filippi 1982–1984: 1984–1998: 1998–2004: José Rossi 2004–2010: Camille de Rocca Serra 2010–2015: Dominique Bucchini 2015-2021: Jean-Guy Talamoni 2021-: Marie-Antoinette Maupertuis
Assembly members Members since 2015:
See also Departmental Council of Corsica 2021 French regional elections
References
External links Website of the L'Assemblée de Corse / L'Assemblea di Corsica (Corsican)