Electors are citizens of both sexes over 21 years of age and in possession of Monegasque nationality for more than five years. Candidates must be Monegasques over 25 years old. There are no legal barriers to women standing for election. Freedom of expression and freedom of association is guaranteed by the constitution. Denunciations of the Grimaldi family are prohibited by an official Monegasque penal code.
Press freedom is respected.
Two monthly magazines and a weekly government journal are published in the principality, and French daily newspapers are widely available. Radio and television are government operated and sell time to commercial sponsors, and all French broadcasts are freely transmitted to the principality. France maintains a controlling interest in Radio Monte Carlo, which broadcasts in several languages. Roman Catholicism is the state religion in Monaco, but adherents of other faiths may practice freely. The constitution distinguishes between those rights that are provided for all residents and those that apply only to Monegasuqes.