 In addition there are also regional parties such as the Guadeloupe Communist Party, the Progressive Democratic Party of Guadeloupe, the Guadeloupean Objective, the Pluralist Left, and United Guadaloupe, Socialism and Realities.The prefecture (regional capital) of Guadeloupe is Basse-Terre.Local services of the state administration are traditionally organised at departmental level, where the prefect represents the government.