Politics of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Politics of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Politique à Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon | |
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Seal of Saint Pierre and Miquelon | |
| Polity type | Devolved parliamentary local authority within French Republic |
| Formation | October 27, 1946 |
| Legislative branch | |
| Name | Territorial Council |
| Type | Unicameral |
| Meeting place | Office of the Territory |
| Executive branch | |
| Head of state | |
| Title | Prefect |
| Currently | Bruno André |
| Appointer | President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron |
| Head of government | |
| Title | President of the Collectivité |
| Currently | Bernard Briand |
| Appointer | Direct popular vote (two rounds if necessary) |
| Cabinet | |
| Name | Executive Council |
| Current cabinet | Presidency of Bernard Briand |
| Leader | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | President of the Republic |
| Headquarters | Office of the Territory |
| Ministries | 8 |
| Judicial branch | |
| Name | Judiciary of Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
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The politics of Saint Pierre and Miquelon take place in the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic French overseas collectivity, whereby the President of the Territorial Council is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government.
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon has considerable fiscal and customs autonomy and exercises powers in areas normally reserved for the French central government (marine resources, ships, international agreements in some cases). However, it also has no powers over certain sectors normally devolved to local authorities (secondary education, national roads, civil security, etc.), which remain the responsibility of the central government.