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title: "Vatican City: Politics & Democracy | Model Diplomat"
description: "Vatican City politics — current leaders, V-Dem democracy trend, and upcoming elections, with links to the full Vatican City country profile."
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# 🇻🇦 Vatican City: Politics & Democracy

## Current leaders

Leo XIV

Head of State

since 2025-05-08

Raffaella Petrini

Head of Government

since 2025-03-01

## Frequently asked questions

Who leads Vatican City?

Leo XIV is Vatican City's head of state; Raffaella Petrini serves as head of government.

## More on Vatican City

[Full country profile](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/vatican-city)[Background](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/vatican-city/background)[Politics & democracy](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/vatican-city)

- [Vatican City's UN voting friends & foes](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/vatican-city)
- [Where Vatican City ranks on the global democracy index](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/democracy-index)
- [Upcoming elections worldwide](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/elections)
- [UN General Assembly voting by topic](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/un)

Data source: Coppedge, Michael et al. 'V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v16', Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project, https\://www\.v-dem.net, CC BY 4.0.