Politics of Dominica

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The Politics of Dominica encompasses the island nation’s parliamentary democracy, multi-party system, and constitutional framework that governs its political institutions and public affairs.

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Politics of Dominica canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political system ⓘ
politics of a country ⓘ
capitalCity Roseau ⓘ
chiefElectoralBody Electoral Commission of Dominica ⓘ
constitutionalFramework Constitution of Dominica ⓘ
constitutionalMonarchHistory Queen Elizabeth II (before becoming a republic) ⓘ
linked to: Elizabeth II
constitutionalPrinciple rule of law ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
constitutionalRights fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual ⓘ
country Dominica ⓘ
electoralSystemType first-past-the-post ⓘ
executiveBranch Cabinet of Dominica ⓘ
executiveSelection President elected by House of Assembly ⓘ
Prime Minister appointed by President ⓘ
foreignPolicyOrientation non-aligned and cooperative with Caribbean and international partners ⓘ
governmentType parliamentary democracy ⓘ
unitary state ⓘ
headOfGovernmentRole leads executive branch and Cabinet ⓘ
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Dominica ⓘ
headOfStateRole largely ceremonial with some constitutional powers ⓘ
headOfStateTitle President of Dominica ⓘ
highestCourt Caribbean Court of Justice (appellate jurisdiction, after accession) ⓘ
independenceDate 1978-11-03 ⓘ
independenceFrom United Kingdom ⓘ
internationalOrganizationMembership Caribbean Community ⓘ
Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States ⓘ
linked to: OECS

Organization of American States ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ
judicialBranch independent judiciary ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
legalSystemOrigin English common law ⓘ
legislature House of Assembly of Dominica ⓘ
legislatureType unicameral legislature ⓘ
localGovernment municipal and village councils ⓘ
mainPoliticalParty Dominica Labour Party ⓘ
United Workers’ Party ⓘ
multiPartySystem true ⓘ
numberOfConstituencies 21 elected constituencies (approximate, subject to change) ⓘ
otherPoliticalParty Dominica Freedom Party ⓘ
parliamentaryTermLength up to 5 years ⓘ
partySystemCharacteristic dominant-party tendencies in recent decades ⓘ
politicalCultureFeature competitive elections ⓘ
strong party loyalty ⓘ
primeMinisterSelectionBasis leader of majority party or coalition in House of Assembly ⓘ
regionalCourt Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court ⓘ
regionalIntegrationPolicy support for Caribbean regional integration ⓘ
suffrage universal adult suffrage ⓘ
votingSystemForHouse single-member constituencies ⓘ

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Parliament Building, Roseau → category → Politics of Dominica ⓘ