1992 Réunionese general election

Elections in the French overseas department of Réunion Elections to both the Regional Council and General Council were held in Réunion on 22 March 1992,The Europa World Year Book 2003, Taylor & Francis, p1694 as part of the French regional elections. The Free Dom party emerged as the largest in the Regional Council, winning 17 of the 45 seats.Regional Elections in Réunion French Politics fr Results Regional Council Free Dom 30.80 17 New RPR–UDF 25.63 14 –4 Communist Party of Réunion 17.94 9 –4 Socialist Party 10.54 5 –1 RPR dissidents (Auguste Legros) 4.94 0 New Greens 1.64 0 New Ecology Generation 1.46 0 New Other green parties 1.30 0 New National Front 1.24 0 0 Independents 4.51 0 New 0 French Politics General Council Right-wing independents 20 +1 Communist Party of Réunion 12 +3 Socialist Party 6 +2 Others 9 – +3 Europa World Year Book Aftermath Following the elections, Free Dom formed an alliance with Communist Party, with the two holding 26 seats. Free Dom leader Camille Sudre was subsequently elected President of the Council with a majority of 27 votes. However, the Socialist Party launched an appeal against the election results, make accusations of media bias due to Radio Free-DOM, owned by Sudre, had campaigned in his favour. In May 1993 the French Conseil d'Etat annulled the results of the elections. Fresh elections were held the following month. References Reunion Reunion Category:Elections in Réunion General Reunion Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Reunion