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Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II *
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Keith MITCHELL
- Assembly: Grenada has a bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate with 13 seats and the House of Representatives with 15 seats.
* Queen Elizabeth II is represented by Governor-General Carlyle Arnold GLEAN.
Description of electoral system:
- The Queen is the hereditary head of state.
- The Prime Minister is elected by parliament.
- In the Senate, 10 members are appointed by the government to serve 5-year terms and 3 members are appointed by the opposition to serve 5-year terms. In the House of Representatives 15 members are elected by simple majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.
Population:
- Population: 109,011 (July 2011 est.)
Past elections
- Parliamentary - February 19, 2013
- Parliamentary - July 8, 2008
- Parliamentary - November 27, 2003
- Parliamentary - January 18, 1999
Last Updated on 03/08/2013
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