Antigua-et-Barbuda - Gouvernement - Profil - 2004

Capitale

Saint John's (Antigua)

Fête de l'Indépendance

1 Novembre 1981 (from UK)

Fête nationale

Jour De l'Indépendance (National Day), 1 Novembre (1981)

Constitution

1 Novembre 1981

Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur

18 ans; universal

Pouvoir exécutif

chef d'état (Président): Queen ELIZABETH II (depuis 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General James B. CARLISLE (depuis 10 June 1993)
chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister Baldwin SPENCER (depuis 24 March 2004)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister
elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general chosen by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general