Dominica

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Politics of Dominica takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Dominica is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the House of Assembly. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. This page contains a list of presidents of Dominica from 1978 to the present. ... Nicholas Joseph Orville Liverpool (born 1934) is the current president of Dominica since October 2, 2003. ... This page contains a list of prime ministers of Dominica. ... [1] Roosevelt Skerrit (born June 8, 1972) is a politician from Dominica. ... The unicameral House of Assembly of Dominica is the countrys legislative body. ... Political parties in Dominica lists political parties in this country. ... Politics of Dominica Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Dominica ... Dominica is divided into 10 parishes: Saint Andrew Parish, Dominica Saint David Parish, Dominica Saint George Parish, Dominica Saint John Parish, Dominica Saint Joseph Parish, Dominica Saint Luke Parish, Dominica Saint Mark Parish, Dominica Saint Patrick Parish, Dominica Saint Paul Parish, Dominica Saint Peter Parish, Dominica Categories: Lists of subnational... Like its Eastern Caribbean neighbors, the main priority of Dominicas foreign relations is economic development. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... A parliamentary system, also known as parliamentarianism (and parliamentarism in U.S. English), is distinguished by the executive branch of government being dependent on the direct or indirect support of the parliament, often expressed through a vote of confidence. ... Representative democracy is a form of democracy founded on the exercise of popular sovereignty by the peoples representatives. ... Forms of government Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      For other uses, see Republic (disambiguation). ... This page contains a list of prime ministers of Dominica. ... The Head of Government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. ... Under the doctrine of the separation of powers, the executive is the branch of a government charged with implementing, or executing, the law. ... A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. ... The unicameral House of Assembly of Dominica is the countrys legislative body. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      In law, the judiciary or judicial is the system of courts which administer justice in the name of the sovereign or state, a mechanism for the resolution of disputes. ...

Executive branch

A president and prime minister make up the executive branch. Nominated by the prime minister in consultation with the leader of the opposition party, the president is elected for a 5-year term by the parliament. The president appoints as prime minister the leader of the majority party in the parliament and also appoints, on the prime minister's recommendation, members of the parliament from the ruling party as cabinet ministers. The prime minister and cabinet are responsible to the parliament and can be removed on a no-confidence vote. This page contains a list of presidents of Dominica from 1978 to the present. ... Nicholas Joseph Orville Liverpool (born 1934) is the current president of Dominica since October 2, 2003. ... October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page contains a list of prime ministers of Dominica. ... [1] Roosevelt Skerrit (born June 8, 1972) is a politician from Dominica. ... The Dominica Labour Party is a political party in Dominica. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Legislative branch

The House of Assembly has 32 members. 21 members are elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies. 9 members are senators appointed by the President; 5 on the advice of the Prime Minister and 4 on the advice of the leader of the opposition. A Speaker is elected by the elected members after an election. There is also 1 ex-officio member, the clerk of the house. The head of state - the president - is elected by the House of Assembly. is composed of 21 regional representatives and nine senators. The regional representatives decide whether senators are to be elected or appointed. If appointed, five are chosen by the president with the advice of the prime minister and four with the advice of the opposition leader. If elected, it is by vote of the regional representatives. Elections for representatives and senators must be held at least every 5 years, although the prime minister can call elections any time. Dominica has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party. Dominica was once a three-party system, but in the past few years the Dominica Labour Party and the greatly diminished Dominica Freedom Party have built a coalition. Cheese became PM. The unicameral House of Assembly of Dominica is the countrys legislative body. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... Queen Elizabeth II, is the Head of State of 16 countries including: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand and the Bahamas, as well as crown colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, trade unions, universities, and countries. ... A two-party system is a form of party system where two major political parties dominate the voting in nearly all elections. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues. ... The Dominica Labour Party is a political party in Dominica. ... The Dominica Freedom Party is a conservative political party in Dominica. ...

Political parties and elections

For other political parties see List of political parties in Dominica. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Dominica.

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Judicial branch

Dominica's legal system is based on English common law. There are three magistrate's courts, with appeals made to the Eastern Caribbean court of appeal and, ultimately, to the Privy Council in London. The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (located in Saint Lucia), one of the six judges must reside in Dominica and preside over the Court of Summary Jurisdiction. Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is a Superior Court of record for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), including six independent states: Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and three British Overseas Territories (Anguilla, British...

Administrative divisions

Councils elected by universal suffrage govern most towns. Supported largely by property taxation, the councils are responsible for the regulation of markets and sanitation and the maintenance of secondary roads and other municipal amenities. The island also is divided into 10 parishes, whose governance is unrelated to the town governments: Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Luke, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick, Saint Paul, Saint Peter.

International organization participation

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Further reading

• Matthias Catón: "Dominica" in: Elections in the Americas. A Data Handbook, vol. 1, ed. by Dieter Nohlen. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2005: pp. 223–237 ISBN 0-19-928357-5