BOOK II: TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Martinique’s Executive Council is made up of a president assisted by eight executive councillors.

Immediately after the election of its president and vice-presidents, the Martinique assembly shall elect from among its members the Martinique executive council and its president. The executive councillors and the president of the executive council shall be elected for the duration of the term of office of the councillors to the Martinique assembly, by list ballot with the submission of lists containing as many names as seats to be filled,…

The office of councillor to the Martinique Assembly is incompatible with the office of executive councillor of Martinique. Any councillor to the Martinique Assembly elected to the Martinique Executive Council has a period of one month from the date on which this election became final to resign his office as councillor to the Martinique Assembly or his office as executive councillor. He shall make his choice known in writing to…

I. – The regime of incompatibilities concerning councillors to the Martinique Assembly remains applicable to a councillor to the Martinique Assembly who resigns because he accepts the office of executive councillor. He shall be replaced in the Assembly under the conditions laid down in Article L. 558-32 of the Electoral Code. II. – Pour l’application des dispositions instituant les incompatibilités entre certains mandats électoraux ou fonctions électives: 1° Les fonctions…

The election of executive councillors may be contested under the conditions, in the forms and within the time limits prescribed for contesting the election of councillors to the Assembly of Martinique.

In the event of the death or resignation of one or more Executive Councillors other than the President, the Assembly shall hold a new election to fill the vacant seat or seats within a period of one month. If only one seat is vacant, the election takes place in accordance with the procedures set out in the last two paragraphs of article L. 7223-1. If more than one seat is…

In the event of the seat of President of the Executive Council of Martinique becoming vacant for any reason whatsoever, its functions shall be temporarily exercised by an Executive Councillor, in the order of election. A new election of the Executive Council and its President shall be held within one month, in accordance with the procedures set out in article L. 7224-2.