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Title | "L'Hymne a St. Barthelemy" (Hymn to St. Barthelemy) |
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Lyric/music | Isabelle Massart DERAVIN/Michael VALENTI |
Date of Independence | none (overseas collectivity of France) |
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National holiday | Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790); note - local holiday is St. Barthelemy Day, 24 August (1572) |
Legal system | French civil law |
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Constitution | |
History | 4 October 1958 (French Constitution) |
Amendments | Amendment procedures of France's constitution apply |
Citizenship | |
Executive Branch | |
Chief of state | President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017), represented by Prefect Vincent BERTON (since 28 March 2022) |
Head of government | President of Territorial Council Xavier LEDEE (since 3 April 2022) |
Cabinet | Executive Council elected by the Territorial Council; note - there is also an advisory, economic, social, and cultural council |
Elections/appointments | French president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of French Ministry of Interior; president of Territorial Council indirectly elected by its members for a 5-year term; election last held on 27 March 2022 (next to be held in 2027) |
Election results | 2022: Xavier LEDEE (Saint Barth United) elected president; Territorial Council vote - 13 votes for, 6 blank votes 2017: Bruno MAGRAS (Saint Barth First!) elected president; Territorial Council vote - 14 out of 19 votes |
Legislative branch | |
Description | Unicameral Territorial Council (19 seats; members elected by absolute majority vote in the first-round vote and proportional representation vote in the second round; members serve 5-year terms); Saint Barthelemy indirectly elects 1 senator to the French Senate by an electoral college for a 6-year term and directly elects 1 deputy (shared with Saint Martin) to the French National Assembly |
Elections | Territorial Council - first round held on 20 March 2022 and second round held on 27 March 2022 (next to be held in 2027) French Senate - election last held on 24 September 2023 (next to be held on 30 September 2026) French National Assembly - election last held on 12 and 19 June 2022 (next to be held by June 2027) |
Election results | Territorial Council - percent of vote by party in first round - SBA 46.2%, Saint Barth Action Equilibre 27.1%, Unis pour Saint Barthelemy 26.8%; percent of vote by party in second round - Saint Barth Action Equilibre and Unis pour Saint Barthelemy 50.9%, SBA 49.2%, seats by party - Saint Barth Action Equilibre and Unis pour Saint Barthelemy 13, SBA 6; composition - men NA, women NA, percentage women NA% French Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 1 French National Assembly - percent of vote by party NA; seats by party - UMP 1 |
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Diplomatic representation from the US | |
Embassy | none (overseas collectivity of France) |
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