Mayotte Government

What is the capital of Mayotte?

Country Name Mayotte
Full Country Name Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte
Government Type NA
Capital Name Mamoutzou
Independence none (territorial collectivity of France)
National Holiday Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Constitution 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Dependency Status territorial collectivity of France

Mayotte Capital City Map

Source: Google Maps

Mayotte Government and Politics

Who is the president of Mayotte?

Executive Branch: chief of state: President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017)

head of government: François BAYROU (since 13 December 2024)

cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president at the suggestion of the prime minister

elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 10 April 2022 with a runoff held on 24 April 2022 (next to be held in April 2027); prime minister appointed by the president

election results:

2022: Emmanuel MACRON reelected in second round; percent of vote in first round - Emmanuel MACRON (LREM) 27.8%, Marine LE PEN (RN) 23.2%, Jean-Luc MELENCHON (LFI) 22%, Eric ZEMMOUR (Reconquête) 7.1%, Valerie PECRESSE (LR) 4.8%, Yannick JADOT (EELV) 4.6%, other 10.6%; percent of vote in second round - MACRON 58.5%, LE PEN 41.5%

2017: Emmanuel MACRON elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Emmanuel MACRON (EM) 24%, Marine LE PEN (FN) 21.3%, Francois FILLON (LR) 20%, Jean-Luc MELENCHON (FI) 19.6%, Benoit HAMON (PS) 6.4%, other 8.7%; percent of vote in second round - MACRON 66.1%, LE PEN 33.9%
Legal System: French law
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Regions or States: none (territorial collectivity of France)
Political Parties and Leaders: Democratic Front or FD [Youssouf MOUSSA]; Mahoran Popular Movement or MPM [Ahmed MADI]; Federation of Mahorans or RPR (UMP) [Mansour KAMARDINE]; Force of the Rally and the Alliance for Democracy or FRAP [leader NA]; Movement for Department Status Mayotte or MDM [Mouhoutar SALIM]; Renewed Communist Party of Mayotte or MRC [Omar SIMBA]; Socialist Party or PS (local branch of French Parti Socialiste) [Ibrahim ABUBACAR]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Henri JEAN-BAPTISTE]
Diplomatic Representation in the US: none (territorial collectivity of France)
Diplomatic Representation from US: none (territorial collectivity of France)
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