| System of government | Overseas department and region of a unitary semi-presidential republic |
| V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index | 0.88/1 (nationwide) |
| Head of State (President) | Emmanuel Macron (RE, liberal) |
| Head of Government (PM) | Michel Barnier (LR, centre-right) |
| President of the Regional Council | Huguette Bello (PLR, left-wing) |
| Regional majority | PLR (left-wing) PCR (left-wing) LFI (left-wing) APR (left-wing) MCR (left-wing) PS (centre-left) Banian (centre-left) ER (centre-left) TdP (centre) Left-of-centre independents |
Island Parliaments
Parties
Pour La Réunion (PLR)
For Réunion
Leader: Huguette Bello
Orientation: Left-wing
Ideology: Democratic socialism
Stance towards the national government: Opposition
National affiliation: NUPES (left to centre-left)
International affiliation: N/A
La France Insoumise (LFI)
France Unbowed
Leader: Adrien Quatennens
Orientation: Left-wing
Ideology: Ecosocialism
Stance towards the national government: Opposition
National affiliation: NUPES (left to centre-left)
International affiliation: The Left (European Parliament), Now the People
Parti Socialiste (PS)
Socialist Party
Leader: Olivier Faure
Orientation: Centre-left
Ideology: Social democracy
Stance towards the national government: Opposition
National affiliation: NUPES (left to centre-left)
International affiliations: S&D (European Parliament), Party of European Socialists, Socialist International, Progressive Alliance
Parti Communiste Réunionnais (PCR)
Communist Party of Réunion
Leader: Elie Hoarau
Orientation: Left-wing
Ideology: Democratic socialism, regionalism
Stance towards the national government: Extra-parliamentary opposition
National affiliation: NUPES (left to centre-left)
International affiliation: N/A
Rézistan’s Égalité 974 (RÉ974)
Resistance Equality 974
Leader: Jean-Hugues Ratenon
Orientation: Left-wing
Ideology: Democratic socialism, regionalism
Stance towards the national government: Opposition
National affiliation: NUPES (left to centre-left)
International affiliation: N/A
Banian
Banyan
Leader: Patrice Selly
Orientation: Centre-left
Ideology: Federalism, left-wing populism, Reunionese nationalism, social conservatism
Stance towards the national government: Extra-parliamentary opposition
International affiliation: N/A
Action Populaire de la Réunion (APR)
People’s Action of Réunion
Leader: Claude Hoarau and Fabrice Hoarau
Orientation: Left-wing
Ideology: Democratic socialism, Reunionese nationalism
Stance towards the national government: Extra-parliamentary opposition
International affiliation: N/A
France Réunion Avenir (FRA)
France Réunion Future
Leader: Adré Thien Ah Koon
Orientation: Conservative
Ideology: Social conservatism, French nationalism
Stance towards the national government: Extra-parliamentary opposition
International affiliation: N/A
Endémik
Endemic
Leader: Michaël Sihou
Orientation: Centre-left
Ideology: Social democracy, Reunionese nationalism
Stance towards the national government: Extra-parliamentary opposition
International affiliation: N/A
Mouvement Citoyen Réunionnais (MCR)
Reunionese Citizen Movement
Leader: Jean Piot
Orientation: Left-wing
Ideology: Democratic socialism, Reunionese nationalism
Stance towards the national government: Extra-parliamentary opposition
International affiliation: N/A
Mouvement Démocrate (MoDem)
Democratic Movement
Leader: François Bayrou
Orientation: Centre
Ideology: Social-liberalism
Stance towards the national government: In government
National affiliation: Ensemble (centre to centre-right)
International affiliation: Renew Europe (European Parliament), European Democratic Party
