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as the economy struggles to recover from its deepest crash since at least 1971. Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) won 32 of the 39 seats in the House of Assembly. Free National Movement (FNM), led by Minnis, took the remaining seats. On 17 September 2021, the chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party
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Due to the inefficiency of the Ingraham government, Christie's PLP regained the government in a massive landslide in 2012. The Christie government was once more libel to charges of massive corruption, and in 2017, there was an even bigger swing back to the FNM, leaving the PLP with a mere four seats
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consists of 38 members, elected from individual constituencies for five-year terms. As under the Westminster system, the government may dissolve the parliament and call elections at any time. The House of Assembly performs all major legislative functions.
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In the first half of the 20th century, the Bahamas was largely controlled by a group of influential white merchants known as the "Bay Street Boys", who dominated both the economy and the legislature. Executive power rested with the British
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is an Independent Country and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. As a former British colony, its political and legal traditions closely follow those of the United Kingdom.
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is independent of the executive and the legislature and jurisprudence is based on English common law. The multi-party system is dominated by the
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consists of 16 members appointed by the governor-general, including nine on the advice of the prime minister, four on the advice of the
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The Progressive Liberal Party was formed in 1953 to represent the disenfranchised black majority and this led to the formation of the
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A coalition of PLP dissidents and former UBP members formed the Free National Movement (FNM) in 1971 under the leadership of
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The governor-general appoints the chief justice of the Supreme Court on the advice of the prime minister and the
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by the Bay Street Boys. In 1964, the British gave the Bahamas internal self-governance and the white UBP leader
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The Bahamas is a constitutional monarchy based on the Westminster system of parliamentary government.
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and ministers of executive departments. They answer politically to the lower House of Assembly.
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became the country's first premier. In 1967, under the leadership of a young black lawyer named
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and head of government. The cabinet consists of at least nine members, including the
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in the parliament. general election|in 2002]], when the PLP returned to power under
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is the head of state as King of The Bahamas. He is viceregally represented by the
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scandal, he returned to lead the FNM to victory again by a five-seat margin.
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Office of the Attorney-General & Ministry of Legal Affairs (Bahamas)
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United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
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in London serves as the highest appellate court for the Bahamas.
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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
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In September 2021, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis lost in a snap
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who acts on the advice of the prime minister and the cabinet.
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The leader of the majority party in parliament serves as
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