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Saint Pierre & Miquelon Government
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| Country name: |
conventional long form:
Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
conventional short form:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
local long form:
Departement de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
local short form:
Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
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| Dependency status: |
self-governing territorial collectivity of France
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| Administrative divisions: |
none (territorial collectivity of France); note - there are no first-order administrative divisions approved by the US Government, but there are two communes - Saint Pierre, Miquelon
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| Independence: |
none (territorial collectivity of France; has been under French control since 1763)
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| National holiday: |
Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
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| Constitution: |
28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
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| Legal system: |
French law with special adaptations for local conditions, such as housing and taxation
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| Suffrage: |
18 years of age; universal
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| Executive branch: |
chief of state:
President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Remi THUAU (since NA)
head of government:
President of the General Council Bernard LE SOAVEC (since NA 1996)
cabinet:
NA
elections:
French president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term; election last held 7 May 1995 (next to be held NA May 2002); prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; president of the General Council is elected by the members of the council
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| Legislative branch: |
unicameral General Council or Conseil General (19 seats - 15 from Saint Pierre and 4 from Miquelon; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms)
elections:
elections last held NA April 2000 (next to be held NA April 2006)
election results:
percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA
note:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon elect 1 seat to the French Senate; elections last held NA September 1995 (next to be held NA September 2004); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RPR 1; Saint Pierre and Miquelon also elects 1 seat to the French National Assembly; elections last held 25 May-1 June 1997 (next to be held NA 2002); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UDF 1
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| Judicial branch: |
Superior Tribunal of Appeals or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel
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| Political parties and leaders: |
Rassemblement pour la Republique or RPR [leader NA]; Socialist Party or PS [leader NA]; Union pour la Democratie Francaise or UDF [leader NA]
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| Political pressure groups and leaders: |
NA
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| International organization participation: |
FZ, WFTU
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| Diplomatic representation in the US: |
none (territorial collectivity of France)
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| Diplomatic representation from the US: |
none (territorial collectivity of France)
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| Flag description: |
a yellow sailing ship facing the hoist side rides on a dark blue background with a black wave line under the ship; on the hoist side, a vertical band is divided into three parts: the top part is red with a green diagonal cross extending to the corners overlaid by a white cross dividing the square into four sections; the middle part has a white background with an ermine pattern; the third part has a red background with two stylized yellow lions outlined in black, one on top of the other; the flag of France is used for official occasions
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