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<text id=93CT1207>
<title>
St. Pierre & Miquelon--Government
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of Saint
Pierre and Miquelon</l>
<l> conventional short form: Saint Pierre and Miquelon</l>
<l> local long form: Departement de Saint-Pierre et
Miquelon</l>
<l> local short form: Saint-Pierre et Miquelon</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: SB
</p>
<p>Type: territorial collectivity of France
</p>
<p>Capital: Saint-Pierre
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: none (territorial collectivity of
France)
</p>
<p>Independence: none (territorial collectivity of France; has
been under French control since 1763)
</p>
<p>Constitution: 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
</p>
<p>Legal system: French law
</p>
<p>National holiday: National Day, Taking of the Bastille, 14
July
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: Socialist Party (PS), Albert
PEN; Union for French Democracy (UDF/CDS), Gerard GRIGNON
</p>
<p>Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> French President: last held 8 May 1988 (next to be held NA
May 1995); results - (second ballot) Jacques CHIRAC 56%,
Francois MITTERRAND 44%
</p>
<p> French Senate: last held NA September 1986 (next to be held
NA September 1995); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats
- (1 total) PS 1
</p>
<p> French National Assembly: last held 21 and 28 March 1993
(next to be held NA June 1998); results - percent of vote by
party NA; seats - (1 total) number of seats by party NA; note -
Saint Pierre and Miquelon elects 1 member each to the French
Senate and the French National Assembly who are voting members
</p>
<p> General Council: last held September-October 1988 (next to
be held NA September 1994); results - percent of vote by party
NA; seats - (19 total) Socialist and other left-wing parties 13,
UDF and right-wing parties 6
</p>
<p>Executive branch: French president, commissioner of the
Republic
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: unicameral General Council
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Superior Tribunal of Appeals (Tribunal
Superieur d'Appel)
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: President Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May
1981)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Commissioner of the Republic Kamel
KHRISSATE (since NA); President of the General Council Marc
PLANTEGENET (since NA)
</p>
<p>Member of: FZ
</p>
<p>Diplomatic representation in US: as a territorial collectivity
of France, local interests are represented in the US by France
</p>
<p>US diplomatic representation: none (territorial collectivity
of France)
</p>
<p>Flag: the flag of France is used
</p></body></article></text>