Politics of Grenada 12132 224981776 2008-07-11T08:35:22Z Nightstallion 149211 /* Executive branch */ {{Politics of Grenada}} {{update}} '''Politics of Grenada''' takes place in a framework of a [[parliamentary system|parliamentary]] [[representative democracy|representative democratic]] [[monarchy]], whereby the [[List of Prime Ministers of Grenada|Prime Minister]] is the [[head of government]], and of a [[multi-party system]]. [[Grenada]] is an independent country and [[Commonwealth Realm]]. It is a parliamentary democracy whose political and legal traditions closely follow those of the United Kingdom. [[Executive power]] is exercised by the government. [[Legislative power]] is vested in both the [[government]] and parliament. Constitutional safeguards include freedom of speech, press, worship, movement, and association. Grenada is a member of the eastern Caribbean court system. The [[Judiciary]] is independent of the executive and the legislature. Jurisprudence is based on English common law. [[Grenada]] is governed under a parliamentary system based on the British model; it has a governor general, a prime minister and a cabinet, and a bicameral Parliament with an elected House of Representatives and an appointed Senate. Citizens enjoy a wide range of civil and political rights guaranteed by the constitution. Grenada's constitution provides citizens with the right to change their government peacefully. Citizens exercise this right through periodic, free, and fair elections held on the basis of universal suffrage. Grenada has two significant political parties, both moderate: the [[New National Party of Grenada|New National Party]] (conservative) and the [[National Democratic Congress (Grenada)|National Democratic Congress]] (liberal). Minor parties include the left-of-center Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement (MBPM, organized by the pro-Bishop survivors of the October 1983 anti-Bishop coup) and the populist GULP of former Prime Minister Gairy. At the [[Grenada parliamentary election, 2003|November 2003]] election, the NNP government of Prime Minister [[Keith Mitchell]] was narrowly re-elected. Security in Grenada is maintained by the 650 members of the Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF), which included an 80-member paramilitary special services unit (SSU) and a 30-member coast guard. The U.S. Army and the U.S. Coast Guard provide periodic training and material support for the SSU and the coast guard. ==Executive branch== As head of state, [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] is represented in [[Grenada]] by a governor general who acts on the advice of the prime minister and the cabinet. The leader of the majority party serves as Prime Minister and head of government. The cabinet consists of members, including the [[Prime Minister]] and ministers of executive departments. They answer politically to the House of Assembly. The Governor General appoints the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on the advice of the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition. The Governor General appoints the other justices with the advice of a judicial commission. The Privy Council of the United Kingdom serves as the highest appellate court.{{Dubious|date=April 2008}} {{office-table}} |[[Monarch of Grenada|Queen]] |[[Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Elizabeth II]] | |[[6 February]] [[1952]] |- |[[List of Governors-General of Grenada|Governor-General]] |[[Daniel Williams]] | |[[9 August]] [[1996]] |- |[[List of Prime Ministers of Grenada|Prime Minister]] |[[Tillman Thomas]] |[[National Democratic Congress (Grenada)|NDC]] |[[9 July]] [[2008]] |} ==Legislative branch== The [[Parliament of Grenada|Parliament]] has two [[bicameralism|chambers]]. The [[House of Representatives of Grenada|House of Representatives]] has 15 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat [[constituency|constituencies]]. The [[Senate of Grenada|Senate]] has 13 appointed members, 10 appointed by the government and three by the leader of the opposition). ==Political parties and elections== {{update}} {{elect|List of political parties in Grenada|Elections in Grenada|}} {{Grenada legislative election, 2003}} ==Judicial branch== West Indies Associate States Supreme Court (an associate judge resides in Grenada) ==Administrative divisions== 6 parishes and 1 dependency*; [[Carriacou]] and Petit Martinique*, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick ==International organization participation== ACP, C, [[Caricom]], [[Caribbean Development Bank|CDB]], ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, [[Interpol]], IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, LAES, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WToO, WTrO [[Category:Politics of Grenada| ]] [[es:Gobierno y polĂ­tica de Granada]] [[fr:Politique de la Grenade]]