[2] Following the January 2024 general elections a four-party government was formed by the Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement (URSM), the Democratic Party, the Party for Progress and Nation Opportunity Wealth (NOW), all of which had won two seats.

[6] However, the government collapsed 18 days later when NOW MP Kevin Maingrette resigned from his party and left the coalition to join the opposition.

This crossing the floor cost the coalition its majority, leading Mercelina to dissolve parliament and call snap elections.

The members are elected by open list proportional representation (first using the Hare quota then D'Hondt method for any seats still unallocated) for a four-year term.

However, on 22 August, it was announced that the URSM, DP, PFP, and SAM had agreed to form a governing coalition,[19] with Mercelina likely returning as prime minister.