| System of government | Autonomous city of a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index | 0.83/1 (nationwide) |
| Head of State (King) | Felipe VI (*) |
| Head of Government (PM) | Pedro Sánchez (PSOE, centre-left) |
| Mayor-President of the Autonomous City | Juan Jose Imbroda (PP, centre-right) |
| Parties in Government | PP (centre-right) |
| Executive Election System | Indirect |
| Legislative Election System | Closed-list proportional representation |
Melilla Assembly
Parties
Partido Popular de Ceuta (PP)
People’s Party of Ceuta
Leader: Juan Jesús Imbroda
Orientation: Centre-right
Ideology: Liberal conservatism, Christian democracy, Spanish nationalism
Stance towards the regional government: In government
International affiliation: European People’s Party, Centrist Democrat International, International Democrat Union
Coalición por Melilla (CpM)
Coalition for Melilla
Leader: Dunia Al-Mansouri
Orientation: Regionalist
Ideology: Melillan autonomism, Muslim community interests, Social democracy
Stance towards the regional government: Opposition
International affiliation: N/A
Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE)
Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party
Leader: Riduan Moh Abdelkader
Orientation: Centre-left
Ideology: Social democracy
Stance towards the regional government: Opposition
International affiliation: Party of European Socialists, Socialist International, Progressive Alliance
Vox
Voice
Leader: José Miguel Tasende
Orientation: Right-wing
Ideology: National conservatism, economic liberalism, right-wing populism, Spanish nationalism
Stance towards the regional government: Opposition
International affiliation: European Conservatives and Reformists Party
Somos Melilla (SML)
We are Melilla
Leader: Amin Azmani Mohamed
Orientation: Regionalist
Ideology: Melillan regionalism, progressivism
Stance towards the regional government: Opposition
International affiliation: N/A