The unity of the Realm is acted out in the principle of "The Unity of the Realm". This principle is derived from Article 1 of the Danish Constitution which specifies that constitutional law applies equally to all areas of the Danish Realm. The Constitutional Act specifies that sovereignty is to continue to be exclusively with the authorities of the Realm (the Danish government and parliament). Faroese or Greenlandic self-governance cannot be established by international treaties but must be established by Danish law; the Danish parliament (the Folketing) delegates a precisely defined part of its competence to the home rule authorities. The language of Denmark is
President of the Parliament of Sint Maarten the President is unable to lead a meeting the meeting is chaired by the First Vice President. The current President of Parliament has been Sarah Wescot-Williams of the Democratic Party (DP) since 24 November 2016. The following table lists the Presidents of the Parliament of Sint Maarten that have been in office since Sint Maarten became a country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 10 October 2010: President of the Parliament of Sint Maarten The President of the Parliament of Sint Maarten () is the presiding officer of the Parliament of Sint Maarten. According to Article 56 of the