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{{Short description|Unicameral legislative body of Corsica}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name               = Corsican Assembly
| native_name        = {{lang|co|Assemblea di Corsica}}<br/>{{lang|fr|L'Assemblée de Corse}}
| native_name_lang   =
| legislature        =
| coa_pic            = Logo-assemblee-de-corse.png
| coa_res            = 130px
| coa_alt            =
| foundation         = 2 March 1982
| house_type         = Unicameral
| leader1_type       = President of the Assembly
| leader1            = [[Marie-Antoinette Maupertuis]]
| party1             = [[Femu a Corsica]]
| election1          = 1 July 2021
| members            = 63
| structure1         = [[File:Corsica Parliament 2021.svg|Corsica Parliament 2021|235px]]
| structure1_res     =
| structure1_alt     =
| political_groups1  = '''Government (32)'''
{{legend|#FFB033|[[Femu a Corsica]] (32)}} 
'''Opposition (31)'''
{{legend|#7F00FF|[[Bonapartist Central Committee]] – [[The Republicans (France)|The Republicans]] (17)}} 
{{legend|#FF8040|[[Party of the Corsican Nation]] – [[Corsica Libera]] (8)}}
{{legend|#500F0B|[[Rinnovu]] (6)}} 
| committees1        =
| joint_committees   =
| voting_system1     =
| last_election1     = [[2021 Corsican territorial election|June 2021]]
| previous_election1 =
| session_room       = Ajaccio Grand Hôtel Continental.jpg
| session_res        = 250px
| session_alt        =
| meeting_place      = Grand Hôtel d'Ajaccio et Continental, [[Ajaccio]]
| website            = {{URL|https://www.isula.corsica/assemblea/}} 
| footnotes          =
| motto              =
}}

The '''Corsican Assembly''' or '''Assembly of Corsica''' ({{langx|co|Assemblea di Corsica}}; {{langx|fr|Assemblée de Corse}}) is the [[unicameral]] legislative body of the [[territorial collectivity]] of [[Corsica]]. It has its seat at the {{lang|fr|Grand Hôtel d'Ajaccio et Continental}}, in the Corsican capital of [[Ajaccio]]. After the [[2017 Corsican territorial election|2017 territorial elections]], the assembly was expanded from 51 to 63 seats, with the executive council expanding from 9 to 11 members (including the president).<ref>{{cite news|author=Morgane Rubetti|title=Corse : cinq questions pour comprendre les élections territoriales|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/2017/12/01/01002-20171201ARTFIG00034-corse-cinq-questions-pour-comprendre-les-elections-territoriales.php|newspaper=Le Figaro|date=1 December 2017|accessdate=2 December 2017}}</ref>

==History==
Before 1975, Corsica was a ''{{lang|fr|[[department (country subdivision)|département]]}}'' of the [[regions of France|French region]] of {{lang|fr|[[Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur]]}}.

On 2 March 1982, a law was passed that gave Corsica the status of [[territorial collectivity]] (''{{lang|fr|collectivité territoriale}}''), abolishing the Corsican Regional Council which had existed before. Unlike the regional councils, the Corsican Assembly has [[executive (government)|executive]] powers over the island.

In 1992, three institutions were formed in the territorial collectivity of Corsica:
* The [[Executive Council of Corsica]], which exercises the type of executive functions held in other French regions by the Presidents of the Regional Councils. It ensures the stability and consistency needed to manage the affairs of the territory;
* The Corsican Assembly, a deliberative, [[unicameralism|unicameral]] [[legislature|legislative body]] with greater powers than the regional councils on the mainland;
* The [[Economic, Social and Cultural Council of Corsica]], an advisory body.

==Terminology==
Members of the Corsican Assembly were first called "territorial councillors" in reference to Corsica's status as a ''{{lang|fr|collectivité territoriale}}''. Members are now called "Councillors of the Corsican Assembly", or in unofficial and everyday speech, just "Councillors".

==Powers==
{{See also|Corsican autonomy}}
* Economic development
* Taxation
* Energy
* Environment
* Housing
* Education and training
* Language
* Transport
* Forestry and agriculture
* Culture
* Tourism
* Sports & youth

==Composition==
There are 63 members of the Assembly, elected for a six-year term via a [[closed list|closed]] [[Party-list proportional representation|party list]] and [[two-round system|two rounds]] of voting. To pass beyond the first round, a candidate requires an [[absolute majority]], whereas in the second round a [[plurality (voting)|plurality]] is sufficient.

The list that wins in the first or second round automatically obtains three seats as a "premium to the majority". The other seats are distributed based on [[proportional representation]].

At the first meeting of Assembly Councillors after an election, the councillors elect an Assembly President in a plurality ballot. This is also a two-round contest, with an absolute majority required to proceed to the second round. At the same time as the election of the President, the Assembly also elects the ten members that will make up the President's Committee (''{{lang|fr|bureau}}'').

In contrast to the executives of the regional councils, Assembly Councillors may not also be members of the Corsican Executive Council. Election to the executive requires resignation from the Assembly.

== Results ==
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|+[[2021 Corsican territorial election|2021 Territorial elections in Corsica]]
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|-
!rowspan=2 colspan=2 scope=col|Candidate
!rowspan=2 scope=col|List
!colspan=2 scope=col|First round<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.interieur.gouv.fr/regionales-2021/94/94.html|title=Elections régionales et des assemblées de Corse, Guyane et Martinique 2021 – Corsica|language=French|accessdate=21 June 2021}}</ref>
!colspan=2 scope=col|Second round
!rowspan=2 scope=col|Seats
!rowspan=2 scope=col|+/-
|-
! scope=col|Votes
! scope=col|%
! scope=col|Votes
! scope=col|%
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Femu a Corsica}}|
| align="left" |[[Gilles Simeoni]] *
| align="left" |[[Femu a Corsica|FC]]
|{{formatnum:39,247}}
|29.19
|{{formatnum:55548}}
|40.64
|32
| align="center" | +14
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Bonapartist Central Committee}}|
| align="left" |[[Laurent Marcangeli]]
| align="left" |CCB-[[The Republicans (France)|LR]]-[[Union of Democrats and Independents|UDI]]
|{{formatnum:33,432}}
|24.86
|{{formatnum:43769}}
|32.02
|17
| align="center" | +1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Party of the Corsican Nation}}|
| align="left" |[[:fr:Jean-Christophe Angelini|Jean-Christophe Angelini]]
| align="left" |[[Party of the Corsican Nation|PNC]]
|{{formatnum:17,772}}
|13.22
| rowspan="2" |{{formatnum:20604}}
| rowspan="2" |15.07
| rowspan="2" |8
| rowspan="2" align="center" | -15
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Corsica Libera}}" |
| align="left" |[[Jean-Guy Talamoni]] *
| align="left" |[[Corsica Libera|CL]]
|{{formatnum:9,280}}
|6.90
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Corsica Libera}}|
| align="left" |Paul-Félix Benedetti
| align="left" |[[Rinnovu]]
|{{formatnum:11,282}}
|8.39
|{{formatnum:16762}}
|12.26
|6
| align="center" | +6
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Miscellaneous left}}|
| align="left" |Jean-Charles Orsucci
| align="left" |[[Territories of Progress|TdP]]-[[La République En Marche!|LREM]]
|{{formatnum:7,957}}
|5.92
|{{formatnum:}}
|
|0
| align="center" | -6
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|National Rally (France)}}|
| align="left" |François Filoni
| align="left" |[[National Rally (France)|RN]]
|{{formatnum:5,378}}
|4.00
|{{formatnum:}}
|
|0
| align="center" |
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Europe Ecology – The Greens}}|
| align="left" |Agnès Simonpietri
| align="left" |[[Europe Ecology – The Greens|EÉLV]]-[[Génération.s|G.s]]-[[Ecology Generation|GÉ]]
|{{formatnum:5,039}}
|3.75
|{{formatnum:}}
|
|0
| align="center" |
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|French Communist Party}}|
| align="left" |Michel Stefani
| align="left" |[[French Communist Party|PCF]]
|{{formatnum:4,279}}
|3.18
|{{formatnum:}}
|
|0
| align="center" |
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Far-right}}|
| align="left" |Jean-Antoine Giacomi
| align="left" |[[Far-right|EXD]]
|{{formatnum:791}}
|0.59
|{{formatnum:}}
|
|0
| align="center" |

|-  style="background:white;"
|colspan=9|
|-
|colspan=3 style="text-align:left;" |Valid votes
|{{formatnum:134,457}}
|98.22
|{{formatnum:136683}}
|96.79
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" bgcolor=#F4F4F4|
|-
|colspan=3 style="text-align:left;" |Blank ballots
|{{formatnum:1,144}}
|0.84
|{{formatnum:2334}}
|1.65
|-
|colspan=3 style="text-align:left;" |Null Ballots
|{{formatnum:1,286}}
|0.94
|{{formatnum:2206}}
|1.56
|-style="font-weight:bold;"
|colspan=3 style="text-align:left;" |Turnout
|{{formatnum:136,887}}
|57.08
|{{formatnum:141223}}
|58.91
|align=center|63
|align=center|{{steady|size=8px}}
|-
|colspan=3 style="text-align:left;" |Abstentions
|{{formatnum:102,921}}
|42.92
|{{formatnum:98495}}
|41.09
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor=#F4F4F4|
|-
|colspan=3 style="text-align:left;" |Registered voters
|{{formatnum:239,808}}
|100
|{{formatnum:239718}}
|100
|}

===Presidents of the Corsican Assembly===
* 1974–1979: {{lang|fr|[[François Giacobbi]]}}
* 1979–1982: [[Jean Filippi]]
* 1982–1984: {{lang|fr|[[Prosper Alfonsi]]}}
* 1984–1998: {{lang|fr|[[Jean-Paul de Rocca Serra]]}}
* 1998–2004: [[José Rossi]]
* 2004–2010: [[Camille de Rocca Serra]]
* 2010–2015: [[Dominique Bucchini]]
* 2015-2021: [[Jean-Guy Talamoni]]
* 2021-: [[Marie-Antoinette Maupertuis]]

===Assembly members===
Members since 2015:

==See also==
* [[Departmental Council of Corsica]]
*[[2021 French regional elections]]

==References==
<references />

==External links==
* [https://www.isula.corsica/assemblea/ Website of the ''L'Assemblée de Corse / L'Assemblea di Corsica''] {{in lang|fr}} (Corsican)
{{Regional Councils (France)|current|state=Corsica}}

[[Category:Corsican Assembly| ]]
[[Category:Politics of Corsica]]
[[Category:Government of Corsica]]