Élie Hoarau is a French politician and member of the Communist Party of Réunion

Communist Party of Réunion

The Communist Party of Réunion is a Communist political party in the French overseas department of Réunion . The party has one seat in the French National Assembly.-History:...

. He is the husband of Senator Gélita Hoarau

Gélita Hoarau

Gélita Hoarau is a member of the Senate of France, representing the island of Réunion. She is a member of the Communist, Republican, and Citizen Group. Her husband is Élie Hoarau.-References:*...

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Hoarau was elected as a member of the National Assembly of France from 1986 to 1987, 1988 to 1993 and from 1997 to 2001. Hoarau served as mayor of Saint-Pierre, Réunion

Saint-Pierre, Réunion

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 between 1982 and 2001.

He had to resign, after being sentenced on July 6, 2000 to 1 year imprisonment with suspended sentence and 50.000 FRF (7500 €) fine because of Electoral fraud

Electoral fraud

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Hoarau has served as Secretary General of the Communist Party of Réunion

Communist Party of Réunion

The Communist Party of Réunion is a Communist political party in the French overseas department of Réunion . The party has one seat in the French National Assembly.-History:...

 since 1993.

In 2009, Hoarau was elected as a member of the European Parliament

European Parliament

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 for the DOM-TOM

Overseas Territories of France (European Parliament constituency)

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 constituency in the 2009 European elections

European Parliament election, 2009 (France)

European elections to elect 72 French Members of the European Parliament were held on Sunday 7 June 2009.Due to the entry of Romania and Bulgaria in the European Union in 2007, the number of seats allocated to France was revised from 78 seats to 72 seats, a loss of 6 seats...

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