Tokélaou - Gouvernement - Profil - 2001

Capitale

none; each atoll has its own administrative center

Fête de l'Indépendance

none (territory of New Zealand)

Fête nationale

Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 Février (1840)

Constitution

administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948, as amended in 1970

Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur

21 ans; universal

Pouvoir exécutif

chef d'état (Président): Queen ELIZABETH II (depuis 6 February 1952); the UK and New Zealand are represented by Administrator Lindsay WATT (depuis NA March 1993)

chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Aliki Faipule FALIMATEAO (depuis NA 1997)

cabinet: the Council of Faipule, consisting of three elected leaders, one from each atoll; functions as a cabinet

elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade in New Zealand; the chef de gouvernement (1er ministre) is chosen from the Council of Faipule and serves a one-year term