Talk:2009 Mahoran status referendum

Missing information
So what was the status of Mayotte before the referendum? Kaldari (talk) 15:37, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Mayotte in the EU
When Mayotte becomes an overseas department, equivalent in status to Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, and Reunion, it will presumably also become part of European Union, like them. It seems to me that the "Referendum Implications" section needs some mention of Mayotte becoming part of the EU, and what problems, if any, this poses. Sonitus (talk) 18:32, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Context needed right at the top
The very beginning of the article needs to explain the difference between the former status and the status that was approved. From my US perspective, I am hazily guessing that the move from collectivity to department is similar to an upgrade from a Territory of the United States to a United States State? Tempshill (talk) 23:40, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Exactly. Thierry Caro (talk) 10:15, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

Question about an sentence in the intro
Hello all,

I have a question about the sentence in the intro:

Mayotte would not have become a DOM and a ROM but would only have had a single assembly; the four other existing DOM-ROM will have the option of changing their status to this format as well.

The sentence seems to say that Martinique, Guadeloupe, Reunion, and Fr. Guiana will have the chance to vote on merging their Regional (ROM) and General (DOM) Assemblies into one body. However this fails to note that Guadeloupe and Martinique voted on a similar proposal in 2003. Both islands rejected this. Should this then, be noted? (for details, see ) I hope this helps. - Thanks, Hoshie 04:22, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

Abolition of polygamy
Will the abolition of polygamy require the annulment of existing polygamous marriages or simply prohibit the formation of future ones? While doubtless framed as a liberal move to protect women (and it quite possibly is), if it's the former then this would seem like a particularly draconian retroactive bit of legislation, and I wonder if it could be subject to ECHR challenge (and if anyone has suggested this). Our article on ex post facto laws states that in France, "any ex post facto criminal law may be applied only if the retroactive application benefits the accused person" (e.g. if it decreases sentences retroactively). How do they square this with annulling validly instituted marriages if that is indeed the intention? I think this article needs more detail about the implications for polygamy. 82.32.186.24 (talk) 14:24, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

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