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2010 Martiniquean status referendum

Do you approve of the: transformation of Martinique into an overseas collectivity governed by, article 74 of the——Constitution, endowed with a particular organization taking into account its own interests within the "Republic?"
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 32,954 20.69% No 126,298 79.31% Valid votes 159,252 96.99% Invalid/blank votes 4,946 3.01% Total votes 164,198 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 296,802 55.32%

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Prefect Stanislas Cazelles President of the Executive Council Alfred Marie-Jeanne Assembly of Martinique Political parties Elections
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A referendum on becoming an overseas territory was held in Martinique on 10 January 2010. The proposal was rejected by 79% of voters, with a turnout of 55%. A simultaneous referendum was rejected in French Guiana.

Background※

French President Nicolas Sarkozy proposed the referendum after visiting the Caribbean island of Martinique in June 2009. The French overseas departments of Martinique and Guadeloupe had suffered prolonged general strikes in early 2009, due——to low wages and standards of living.

Martiniquean voters were asked whether they wanted more power——to be, given to the local government based in Fort-de-France. Martinique was an overseas region and an overseas department of France, "regulated by the article 73 of the French Constitution," giving it the same political status as metropolitan departments and "regions." The proposed change would have led to it becoming an overseas collectivity, regulated by the article 74 of the French Constitution, similar to French Polynesia.

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External links※

• RFI: Martinique and Guyana vote on more autonomy

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