Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Liguria, in Western Europe, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is a semi-enclave bordered by France to the north, east and west. The principality is home to 38,682 residents, of whom 9,486 are Monégasque nationals; it is recognised as one of the wealthiest and most expensive places in the world. The official language is French; Monégasque, English and Italian are spoken and understood by many residents.
The politics of Monaco take place within the framework of a semi-constitutional monarchy, with the Prince of Monaco as head of state, with some powers devolved to several advisory and legislative bodies.
Union Monégasque is a centrist political party in the Principality of Monaco. Union Monégasque was formed in 2003 and is led by Jean-François Robillon. In the 2023 election it won 3 seats on the National Council as a part of the Monegasque National Union coalition.
Rally & Issues was a conservative political party in the Principality of Monaco. The party was the main party in the coalition Horizon Monaco after the 2013 Monegasque general election.
The National Council is the unicameral parliament of the Principality of Monaco. Formed in 1911 after the Monégasque Revolution, the National Council initially had 12 members, increased to 18 in 1962 and 24 members since 2002, who are elected from lists by universal suffrage. The National Council is chaired by a president, who was initially appointed by the sovereign prince but has been elected by the National Council members since the year 1962. The current president of the National Council is Brigitte Boccone-Pagès.
The National Union for the Future of Monaco was a centrist political party in Monaco. It ran as a part of the Union Monégasque list.
Rally for the Monegasque Family, also known as Promotion of the Monegasque Family was a Royalist political party in the Principality of Monaco. Founded in 1998, as Rally for the Monegasque Family (RFM), and led by Jacques Rit, RFM joined the centrist coalition Union for Monaco (UM) in 2003. However, RFM and UM severed ties preceding the 2008 parliamentary elections, and RFM formed a center-right coalition Monaco Together (ME). Rit later joined Horizon Monaco in the 2013 Monegasque general election.
Same-sex unions have been recognised in the microstate of Monaco since 27 June 2020. On 4 December 2019, the National Council passed a bill establishing cohabitation agreements, offering both same-sex and opposite-sex couples limited rights and benefits in the areas of inheritance and property. The law took effect on 27 June.
General elections were held in Monaco on 10 February 2013. The result was a victory for the Horizon Monaco alliance, which won 20 of the 24 seats in the National Council.
Jean-François Robillon is a Monegasque politician, writer and doctor, who is currently a National Councillor in Monaco. He previously served as President of the National Council; following the resignation of Stéphane Valeri, Robillon was elected the 11th President by a nineteen to three majority on 11 January 2010. However, in the 2013 parliamentary election, Robillon's coalition, Union Monegasque lost control of the National Council, and as such, Robillon lost his presidency.
Laurent Nouvion is a Monegasque politician and attorney who was the President of the National Council in Monaco from 2013 to 2016. While a National Councillor, Nouvion led the opposition against Jean-François Robillon's ruling party, Union Monegasques. In the 2013 parliamentary election, Nouvion's coalition, Horizon Monaco won control of the National Council, and as such, Nouvion became the twelfth President of the National Council.
Jean-Charles Allavena is a Monegasque politician. He was elected to the National Council in the 2013 Monegasque election as a member for the ruling coalition, Horizon Monaco. He is the leader of the conservative party Rally & Issues, which is the largest constituent party of the ruling coalition.
The Municipality of Monaco is the only administrative division of the Principality of Monaco, and is coterminous with the state as a whole. It borders France.
General elections were held in Monaco on 11 February 2018. Since the General Election of 2013, the largest party, Horizon Monaco, split, which led to the formation of a new political party – Primo! Priorite Monaco. The latter won 58% of the vote, while the other parties, Horizon Monaco and Union Monégasque got 26% and 16% respectively. This led to a 21-seat gain for Primo!, with the 3 remaining seats being divided between Horizon Monaco and Union Monégasque.
Priorité Monaco, styled Primo! (First!), is a Monegasque political party. It was founded by Stéphane Valeri in September 2017. It won the 2018 general election. Priorité Monaco was in the 2023 election part of the political list, the Monegasque National Union, which won all the seats in the National Council.
Synergie Monégasque (SM) is a Monegasque political association that runs for general elections as a part of conservative alliance Horizon Monaco.
General elections were held in Monaco on 5 February 2023. The result was a landslide victory for the governing Monegasque National Union led by Brigitte Boccone-Pagès, which won all 24 seats on the National Council. The new council was sworn in on 16 February.
The Monegasque National Union is a Monegasque political list. It ran in the 2023 election, winning all seats in the National Council. The list consists of three parties: Priorité Monaco, Horizon Monaco, and Union Monégasque, and has been led by President of the National Council Brigitte Boccone-Pagès since 2022.
New Ideas for Monaco is a Monegasque association and political list. It ran in the 2023 election, led by councilor Daniel Boéri, but did not win any seats.
