Government and Politics of Saint Martin
- Form of government:
- Head of state: President of France
- Head of government: President of the Territorial Council, Frantz Gumbs
- Cabinet of Saint Martin: The Territorial Council of the Collectivity of Saint Martin
- Capital of Saint Martin: Marigot
- Political parties in the Collectivity of Saint Martin
- Elections:
- Saint Martin Territorial Council election, 2007
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