HauptstadtPort Moresby Unabhängigkeit16 September 1975 (from the Australian-administered UN trusteeship) NationalfeiertagUnabhängigkeit, 16 September (1975) Konstitution16 September 1975 Wahlrecht18 Jahre; universal ExekutiveStaatsoberhaupt: Queen ELIZABETH II (seit dem 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Silas ATOPARE (seit dem 13 November 1997)
Regierungschef: Prime Minister Mekere MORAUTA (seit dem NA August 1999); Deputy Prime Minister Michael OGIO (seit dem 3 November 2000)
cabinet: National Executive Council appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister
elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the National Executive Council; prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the governor general for up to five years on the basis of majority support in National Parliament |
