List of political parties in Guadeloupe
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Guadeloupe is not a separate territory but a region of France
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In addition there are a number of regional parties:
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. France 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 government
Coalition government
A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several political parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament...
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For further details see the article: Politics of France
Politics of France
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The parties
Most of the French political parties are active in Guadeloupe.In addition there are a number of regional parties:
- Guadeloupe Communist PartyGuadeloupe Communist PartyThe Guadeloupe Communist Party is a political party in the French département d'outre-mer of Guadeloupe. The party has one seat in the French National Assembly in the group of the Socialist Party....
(Parti Communiste Guadeloupéen, PCG) - Progressive Democratic Party of GuadeloupeProgressive Democratic Party of GuadeloupeThe Progressive Democratic Party of Guadeloupe is a Socialist political party in the French département d'outre-mer of Guadeloupe. It was founded by former members of the Guadeloupe Communist Party....
- Popular Movement for the Liberation of Guadeloupe (Union Populaire pour la Libération de la Guadeloupe, UPLG)
- Guadeloupean ObjectiveGuadeloupean ObjectiveThe Guadeloupean Objective is a political party in the French département d'outre-mer of Guadeloupe.The party has two seats in the French National Assembly in the group of the Union for a Popular Movement....
(Objectif Guadeloupéen) - Pluralist LeftPluralist LeftThe Pluralist Left is a political party in the French département d'outre-mer of Guadeloupe. The party has one seat in the French National Assembly in the group of the Socialist Party...
(Gauche Pluriel) - United Guadaloupe, Socialism and Realities