The Prince signs and ratifies treaties and makes them known to the National Council. The Prince possesses his own personal standard which bears the arms of the House of Grimaldi. The Council of the Crown, established in 1940, consists of seven members designated by the Prince, three of whom are proposed by the National Council and chosen from outside its membership. It must be consulted by the Prince on questions touching the higher interests of the State and before the exercise of certain of his prerogatives. The people of Monaco exercise its political rights in virtue of the constitution and by universal suffrage since 1910.
Counselors have civil and penal immunity.
The National Council has constitutional, legislative and financial competence. A Communal Council of fifteen members elected for four years by citizens aged at least twenty-one. The Mayor, his deputies are elected by the Council from among its members. The meetings are public. The Council discusses the affairs of the commune.