Antigua e Barbuda Profilo Governo

nome: Saint John's

coordinate geografiche: 17 07 N, 61 51 W

differenza di tempo: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

1 Novembre 1981 (from the UK)

Giorno Di Indipendenza, 1 Novembre (1981)

history: several previous; latest presented 31 Luglio 1981, effective 31 Ottobre 1981 (The Antigua and Barbuda Constitution Order 1981)

amendments: proposed by either house of Parliament; passage of amendments to constitutional sections such as citizenship, fundamental rights and freedoms, the establishment, power, and authority of the executive and legislative branches, the Supreme Court Order, and the procedure for amending the constitution requires approval by at least two-thirds majority vote of the membership of both houses, approval by at least two-thirds majority in a referendum, and assent to by the governor general; passage of other amendments requires only two-thirds majority vote by both houses; amended 2009, 2011 (2018)

18 anni; universal

capo dello stato: Queen ELIZABETH II (da allora 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Rodney WILLIAMS (da allora 14 August 2014)

capo di governo: Prime Minister Gaston BROWNE (da allora 13 June 2014)

cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister

elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the governor general