Folketing overall vote to be allocated a seat. Parties select their candidates using a closed list. Thus, voters select the party of their choice, not any specific candidate. The Danish political system is characterised by a fusion of powers, with the government being drawn from the ranks of the Folketing. Denmark is governed by a Cabinet and a Prime Minister commanding a majority in the Folketing. In order to command a majority and pass laws, the Prime Minister must form alliances with parties outside government, as well as multiple parties within a coalition Cabinet. During his first term, Lars Løkke Rasmussen,
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