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The cabinet is a coalition of four parties known as the 2x4 coalition: [3] Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement, Democratic Party, Party for Progress , Nation Opportunity Wealth. [4] [5] The cabinet fell after only 18 days when Nation Opportunity Wealth MP Kevin Maingrette resigned from his party and left the coalition to join the opposition.
Sint Maarten, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, has a government formed by the monarch, represented by the governor, and the ministers. The Prime Minister of Sint Maarten presides over the council of ministers. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament.
The Parliament of Sint Maarten (Dutch: Staten van Sint Maarten) is a unicameral legislature that consists of 15 members, each elected for a four-year term in a general election. The first parliament was installed on 10 October 2010, the date of the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles , and consisted of the members of the predecessor island ...
The governor of Sint Maarten is the representative on Sint Maarten of the Dutch head of state (King Willem-Alexander). The governor's duties are twofold: he represents and guards the general interests of the kingdom and is head of the government of Sint Maarten. He is accountable to the government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. As the head ...
This article lists political parties in Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which usually a single party does not have a chance of gaining power alone, and thus parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. Political parties tend to be loose political groupings, rather than ...
The Ministry of Justice of Sint Maarten oversees public safety, law and order, and the upholding of justice in Sint Maarten. The ministry is responsible for the following agencies: [1] Immigration and Border Protection Service; Police Corps of St. Maarten; Customs; Prison and House of Detention; Financial Intelligence Unit; Internal Services
The court consists of 3 judges (and 3 deputy judges) which are appointed for a 10-year term, which may be renewed once. The Council of State of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Common Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and of Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba each nominate one of their judges as a member and deputy member of the court.
Prime ministers from 10 October 2010. Period Name 10 October 2010 - 19 December 2014: DP - Sarah Wescot-Williams (b. 1956) 19 December 2014 - 19 November 2015: UPP - Marcel Gumbs [4] (b. 1953).