Sixth constituency for French residents overseas

6th constituency for French residents overseas
 French National Assembly
circonscription
Deputy       none yet
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Department none (overseas residents)
Canton none
Population (2011) 145,108

The Sixth constituency for French residents overseas (sixième circonscription des Français établis hors de France) is one of eleven constituencies each electing one representative of French citizens overseas to the French National Assembly.

Contents

Area

This constituency is the smallest of the eleven by area. It covers two countries: Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It is also, however, the second most populous (after the First): As of New Year's Day 2011, it contained 145,108 registered French voters. Virtually all of these live in Switzerland, which has a greater number of registered French residents than any other country in the world.[1] [2] [3]

This constituency will elect its first ever representative at the 2012 French legislative election.

Deputies

to be determined

Election results

2012

to be determined

Three candidates are known at present.

The Socialist Party has chosen Nicole Castioni, a resident of Geneva, as its candidate. She is a magistrate in the Criminal Court of Geneva, and, having dual French and Swiss citizenship, was an elected representative at the Parliament of Geneva from 1993 to 2001. Her deputy (suppléant) is Louis Lepioufle, also a resident of Geneva.[4]

The Union for a Popular Movement has chosen Claudine Schmid.[5]

Europe Écologie–The Greens has chosen Ximena Kaiser Morris, with Jean Rossiaud as her deputy (suppléant).[6] A resident of Lausanne, Kaiser Morris is also a member of the Green Party of Switzerland.[7]

The French Communist Party has said it will have a candidate in every constituency for overseas residents, but has yet to name them.[8]

Franck Melloul, who was a spokesman of former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, sought and failed to be the candidate of the Union for a Popular Movement. Upon being rejected, he stated that he might stand for election all the same, against Schmid.[9]

Legislative Election 2012: Overseas residents 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PS Nicole Castioni
EELV Ximena Kaiser Morris
UMP Claudine Schmid
Turnout

References

  1. ^ "Les élections en 2012 à l’étranger: Votre circonscription pour l’élection des députés", French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
  2. ^ "Décret n° 2011-367 du 4 avril 2011 authentifiant la population des Français établis hors de France au 1er janvier 2011", Légifrance
  3. ^ "Français inscrits au registre mondial au 31/12/2010", French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
  4. ^ "Elections législatives 2012 : nos candidates et candidats", Parti Socialiste - Fédération des Français à l'Etranger
  5. ^ "Législatives : l'UMP a désigné ses candidats pour l'étranger", Le Figaro, April 13, 2011
  6. ^ "Motion 13: Législatives 2012: Hors de France", Europe Écologie–The Greens
  7. ^ "Les 11 candidat-e-s EELV sur les circonscriptions législatives hors de France", EELV, 12 November 2011
  8. ^ "FRANÇAIS DE L'ETRANGER 2012 – 3 questions à Pierre Laurent, secrétaire national du Parti communiste français et président du Parti de la gauche européenne", Le Petit Journal, 4 October 2011
  9. ^ "Législatives : l'UMP a désigné ses candidats pour l'étranger", Le Figaro, April 13, 2011

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