Corsican Nationalists Win Control of Island's Assembly
- Pe a Corsica to hold 41 of 63 seats in newly created assembly
- Party wants to negotiate a new status for Mediterranean island
The Pe a Corsica nationalist party candidates celebrate celebrate after the announcement of the results in the territorial elections in Bastia on the French Mediterranean Island of Corsica.
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A coalition of movements pushing for greater autonomy for Corsica will dominate a newly constituted assembly on the French Mediterranean island, giving it the legitimacy to push Paris for changes to the island’s status.
Pe a Corsica, or “For Corsica” in the local dialect, won 56.5 percent of the vote in Sunday’s vote and will hold 41 of the 63 seats, according to final results from the Interior Ministry. The victory was expected after its slate of candidates won just short of a majority in the first round of voting a week ago.