The politics of

Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon (), officially the Territorial Collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (french: link=no, Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon ), is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France in t ...

take place in the framework of a

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representative democratic French

overseas collectivity The French overseas collectivities (''collectivité d'outre-mer'' or ''COM'') are first-order administrative divisions of France, like the French regions, but have a semi-autonomous status. The COMs include some former French overseas colonies ...

, whereby the President of the Territorial Council is the

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, and of a

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is exercised by the government.

Executive branch

The head of state is the

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, currently Emmanuel Macron. The President is represented in the collectivity by the Prefect of Saint Pierre & Miquelon (French: ''

Préfet A prefect (french: préfet, plural ''préfets'') in France is the state's representative in a department or region. Subprefects (French: ''sous-préfets'') are responsible for the subdivisions of departments, known as arrondissements. The office ...

'') a position currently held by Christian Pouget. The role of the prefect is equivalent to the role of a

governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

governor general Governor-general (plural ''governors-general''), or governor general (plural ''governors general''), is the title of an office-holder. In the context of governors-general and former British colonies, governors-general are appointed as viceroy ...

in English speaking territories.

Legislative branch

The

Territorial Council of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon The Territorial Council (french: Conseil territorial) is the legislative branch of the government of the French territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. It was previously known as the ''General Council'' (french: Conseil général), but the nam ...

(french: Conseil territorial de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon), which was known until February 22, 2007, as the General Council (''Conseil général''), has 19 members, elected for a three-year term in single seat constituencies. The council sits at the Territorial Council Building, a two-storey, two tone aqua colour building on St. Pierre.

Municipal Governments

There are two levels of local government: Miquelon-Langlade and Saint-Pierre. For more, see: Municipal governments in St. Pierre and Miquelon

Judicial Branch

The judiciary of the territory consists of the Superior Tribunal of Appeals (Tribunal Superieur d'Appel). The court resides at the Palais de Justice or Courthouse and are located at Church Square in St. Pierre.

Departments

The following is list of departments of St. Pierre and Miquelon. (Some are the local branch of national departments): * La Direction de l'Agriculture et de la Foret - Department of Agriculture and Forests * Le Service des Affaires Maritimes - Marine Department * La Direction de l'Equipement - Infrastructure or Public Works * Le Service du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Formation Professionnelle - Labour and Employment Department * La Direction Territoriale la Jeunesse et des Sports - Local Sports and Youth Department * La Direction des Affaires Sanitaires et Sociales - Health and Social Affairs * Le Service de l'Education Nationale - Education Department * La Douane - Customs Department * La Direction des Services Fiscaux - Finance Department * La Gendarmerie Nationale - Local unit of the French Ministry of Defence * La Gendarmerie Maritime : Le Fulmar - Marine Police (local branch of

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) * La Direction de la Concurrence, de la Consommation et de la Répression des Fraudes - Consumer Protection Department * L'Aviation Civile - local branch of the

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* La Police Nationale - local branch of the

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Political parties and elections

Boundary dispute

In 1992, a

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dispute with Canada over the delineation of the Exclusive Economic Zone belonging to France was settled by the

International Court of Arbitration ICC International Court of Arbitration is an institution for the resolution of international commercial disputes. It operates under the auspices of the International Chamber of Commerce and consists of more than 100 arbitrators from roughly 90 co ...

. In the decision, France kept the 12 nautical mile (NM) (22.2 km) territorial sea surrounding the islands and was given an additional 12 NM (22.2 km) contiguous zone as well as a 10.5 NM (19.4 km) wide corridor stretching 200 NM (370 km) south. The total area in the award was 18% of what France had requested. The boundary dispute had been a flash point for

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. New claims made under

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by France over the continental shelf might cause new tensions between France and Canada.

International organization participation

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World Federation of Trade Unions The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) is an international federation of trade unions established in 1945. Founded in the immediate aftermath of World War Two, the organization built on the pre-war legacy of the International Federation o ...

External links

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Saint-Pierre & Miquelon TourismSaint-Pierre & Miquelon Community website, includes political discussionsSaint-Pierre & Miquelon Continental Plate - "Defend Saint-Pierre & Miquelon"

Political parties

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References

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