Politics of Monaco
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The politics of Monaco take place within the framework of a
Constitution
Historically, the princes of the ruling House of Grimaldi were autocrats of an absolute monarchy until the first Constitution of Monaco was adopted in 1911. A second constitution was granted by Prince Rainier III on December 17, 1962, outlining legislative, judicial, and executive branches of government, which consist of several administrative offices and a number of councils. The Prince as head of state retains most of the country's governing power; however, the principality's judicial and legislative bodies may operate independently of his control.
Government of Monaco
Executive branch
Office | Name | Party | Since |
---|---|---|---|
Sovereign Prince
|
Albert II | 6 April 2005 | |
Minister of State | Pierre Dartout | 1 September 2020 |
The
Legislative branch
Office | Name | Party | Since |
---|---|---|---|
President | Brigitte Boccone-Pagès | Monegasque National Union | 6 October 2022 |
The unicameral
Political parties and elections
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
---|---|---|---|---|
Monegasque National Union | 72,602 | 89.63 | 24 | +1 |
New Ideas for Monaco | 8,401 | 10.37 | 0 | –1 |
Invalid/blank votes | 400 | – | – | – |
Total | 81,403 | 100 | 24 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 7,594 | 57.26 | – | – |
Source: Mairie de Monaco |
Judicial branch
The supreme courts are the Judicial revision court (Cour de révision judiciaire), which hears civil and criminal cases (as well as some administrative cases), and the Supreme tribunal (tribunal suprême), which performs
Political spectrum
Monegasque tend to be more conservative due to their alignment with the Catholic Church. There are no official left-wing parties although Union Monégasque is considered the "most liberal" of the three main parties that formed the Monegasque National Union. A new centre-left party, New Ideas for Monaco, was formed in 2022.
Administrative divisions
There are no first-order
The principality is, for administrative and official purposes, currently divided into ten
- Monaco-Ville
- Monte Carlo/Spélugues
- Fontvieille
- Moneghetti/Bd de Belgique
- Les Révoires
- La Colle
- La Condamine
- Saint Michel
- Larvotto/Bas Moulins
- La Rousse/Saint Roman
International organization participation
ACCT, ECE, International Atomic Energy Agency, International Civil Aviation Organization, ICRM, IFRCS, IHO, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, International Olympic Committee, ITU, OPCW, OSCE, United Nations, UNCTAD, UNESCO, Universal Postal Union, World Health Organization, World Intellectual Property Organization, World Meteorological Organization, Council of Europe.