| System of government | Overseas department and region of a unitary semi-presidential republic |
| V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index | 0.87/1 (nationwide) |
| Head of State (President) | Emmanuel Macron (RE, liberal) |
| Head of Government (PM) | Sébastien Lecornu (RE, liberal) |
| President of the Departmental Council | Ben Issa Ousseni (LR, centre-right) |
| Departmental majority | LR (centre-right) Part of MDM (centre) MRGS (centre) Part of RE (liberal) Part of NÉMA (centre) Right-of-centre independents Centre independents |
Departmental Parliament
Parties
Mouvement pour le développement de Mayotte (MDM)
Movement for the Development of Mayotte
Leader: Adrien Giraud
Orientation: Centre
Ideology: Social-liberalism, regionalism
Stance towards the national government: Extra-parliamentary opposition
National affiliation: NUPES (left to centre-left)
International affiliation: N/A
La République En Marche (LREM)
The Republic on the Move!
Leader: Stanislas Guerini
Orientation: Liberal
Orientation: Economic liberalism, social conservatism
Stance towards the national government: In government
National affiliation: Ensemble (centre to centre-right)
International affiliation: Renew Europe (European Parliament), ALDE-PACE
