National Council (Monaco)

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History

The Monégasque Revolution of 1910 was a series of confrontations by the subjects of Monaco against their ruler, Prince Albert I.[1] On 28 March 1910, Prince Albert I agreed to hold elections by universal suffrage for a parliament.[2] This led to the end of absolute monarchy with the promulgation of the Constitution of Monaco on 7 January 1911.[3] Elections were held for 12 members, with Prince Albert I retaining the right to appoint parliament's president.[4] The inaugural meeting of the new parliament was on 3 May 1911.[2]

The constitution was overhauled in 1962, which gave the National Council more power (including to elect the president of the chamber) and increased its membership to 18. Further changes were made to the constitution in 2002, further increasing the responsibility of the National Council and increasing its membership to 24.[4]

Description

The body is composed of twenty-four members, who are elected from lists by universal suffrage. Of those, 16 seats are assigned from a majority list and 8 seats are filled proportionally from lists that obtain more than 5% of the votes.[5] Councillors serve for five-year terms, and though it may act independently of the Prince when debating legislation or the State Budget, the Prince shares mutual power between himself and the National Council. He may dissolve it at any time, provided that new elections be held within three months.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". To be eligible to vote, people must be at least 25 years old and hold citizenship.[5]

The Council meets at least twice per year to vote on the country's budget and bills proposed by the prince's government. Ordinances (executive orders) are debated in the Council of Government, and once approved, must be submitted to the Prince within eighty days for his signature, which makes them legally enforceable. If he does not express opposition within ten days of submission, they become valid.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Presidents

President Party Term Elected Ref.
Eugène Marquet 1911–1914 1911 [6]
Dissolved by: Albert I
Eugène Marquet 1918–1928 1918
1921 		[7]
Jean Marsan 1929 1929 [8]
Eugène Marquet 1930 [9]
Dissolved by: Louis II
Henri Settimo 1933–1944 1933 [10]
Charles Bellando 1944–1950 1946 [11]
Template:Ill 1950–1954 1950 [12]
Joseph Simon 1954–1955 [13]
Louis Aureglia-Cima 1955–1958 1955 [14]
Joseph Simon National Union of Independents 1958–1959 1958 [15]
Dissolved by: Rainier III
Joseph Simon bgcolor=Template:Party color| National and Democratic Union 1962–1968 1963 [16]
August Médecin bgcolor=Template:Party color| National and Democratic Union 1968–1978 1968
1973 		[17]
Template:Ill bgcolor=Template:Party color| National and Democratic Union 1978–1993 1978
1983
1988 		[18]
Jean-Louis Campora bgcolor=Template:Party color| National and Democratic Union 1993–2003 1993
1998 		[19]
Stéphane Valeri Union for the Principality 2003–2010 2003
2008 		[20]
Jean-François Robillon bgcolor=Template:Party color| Union Monégasque 2010–2013 [21]
Laurent Nouvion bgcolor=Template:Party color| Rally & Issues 2013–2016 2013 [22]
Christophe Steiner bgcolor=Template:Party color| Horizon Monaco 2016–2018 [23]
Stéphane Valeri bgcolor=Template:Party color| Priorité Monaco 2018–2022 2018 [24]
Brigitte Boccone-Pagès bgcolor=Template:Party color| Priorité Monaco 2022–2024 2023 [25]
Thomas Brezzo bgcolor=Template:Party color| Priorité Monaco 2024– [26]

See also

References

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  6. ↑ Eugène Marquet en Conseil National Template:Webarchive
  7. ↑ Eugène Marquet en Conseil National Template:Webarchive
  8. ↑ Jean Marsan en Conseil National
  9. ↑ Eugène Marquet en Conseil National Template:Webarchive
  10. ↑ Henri Settimo en Conseil National Template:Webarchive
  11. ↑ Charles Bellando en Conseil National Template:Webarchive
  12. ↑ Louis Aureglia en Conseil National Template:Webarchive
  13. ↑ Joseph Simon en Conseil National Template:Webarchive
  14. ↑ Louis Aureglia en Conseil National Template:Webarchive
  15. ↑ Joseph Simon en Conseil National Template:Webarchive
  16. ↑ Joseph Simon en Conseil National Template:Webarchive
  17. ↑ August Medecin en Conseil National Template:Webarchive
  18. ↑ Jean-Charles Rey en Conseil National Template:Webarchive
  19. ↑ Jean-Louis Campora en Conseil National Template:Webarchive
  20. ↑ Stéphane Valeri en Conseil National
  21. ↑ Jean-François Robillon en Conseil National Template:Webarchive
  22. ↑ Laurent Nouvion en Conseil National Template:Webarchive
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