[3] The effect of this mechanism is hyper-major, configuring an assembly dominated by the first party of the principality, the Union Monégasque.

[5] The ancient territory of the Principality was much larger than the present one, including also the towns of Roccabruna and Menton which, however, arose in the framework of the Italian Risorgimento, passed to France in 1860 leaving the capital, i.e. the Monegasque municipality, as the only commune of the State.

The 1911 constitution divided the old Commune of Monaco into the three municipalities — Monaco City, Monte Carlo and La Condamine — but the prince's government was accused of weakening one of the only democratic institutions in the country; at the time the National Council had extremely limited powers.

Since then, Monegasque territory has been administratively undivided, and the city districts have only had statistical purposes.

Today, the city hall of Monaco is based in place de la Mairie.