Nuova Zelanda Governo Profilo 2002

Capitale

Wellington

Indipendenza

26 Settembre 1907 (from UK)

Festa nazionale

Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 Febbraio (1840)

Costituzione

consists of a series of legal documents, including certain acts of the UK and New Zealand Parliaments and The Constitution Act 1986 which is the principal formal charter

Suffragio

18 anni; universal

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Queen ELIZABETH II (da allora 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Dame Silvia CARTWRIGHT (da allora 4 April 2001)
capo di governo: Prime Minister Helen CLARK (da allora 10 December 1999) and Deputy Prime Minister Michael CULLEN (da allora NA September 2002)
cabinet: 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 monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of a majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general; deputy prime minister appointed by the governor general