| Head of State (Pope) | Leo XIV (Robert Francis Prevost, *) |
| Head of Government (President of the Pontifical Commission and Governorate of Vatican City State) | Raffaella Petrini (*) |
| Europarties and Parties in Government | — |
| European Council Member | — |
POLLING AVERAGE
Because party preferences for national parliamentary elections are not measured through nationwide public opinion polling, no nationwide polling average can be produced.
PARTY DATABASE
No parties exist in the Holy See.
NATIONAL PARLIAMENT COMPOSITION
As with almost all absolute monarchies, the executive, legislative and judicial power of government resides in the crown, in this case in the office of the Bishop of Rome (the Pope). However, as with many monarchies, the Pope exercises this power through other organs which act on his behalf and in his name: ‘The Supreme Pontiff, sovereign of Vatican City State, has the fullness of legislative, executive, and judicial powers.’
The Pope delegates legislative authority for the state to the unicameral Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State.
The pope delegates executive authority to the Governorate of the Holy See, which consists of the President of the Pontifical Commission (Head of Government), a General Secretary, and a Vice General Secretary, each appointed for five-year terms by the Pope.