Politics of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

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.

The President is represented in the collectivity by the Prefect of Saint Pierre & Miquelon (French: Préfet) a position currently held by Christian Pouget.

The Territorial Council of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (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 court resides at the Palais de Justice or Courthouse and are located at Church Square in St. Pierre.

(Some are the local branch of national departments): In 1992, a maritime boundary dispute with Canada over the delineation of the Exclusive Economic Zone belonging to France was settled by the International Court of Arbitration.