Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Charles A. SAVARIN
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Roosevelt SKERRIT
• Assembly: Dominica has a unicameral House of Assembly with 32 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by parliament to serve a 5-year term.
• Prime Minister is appointed by the President to serve a 5-year term.
• In the House of Assembly, 9 members are appointed by parliament to serve 5-year terms, 21 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms and 2 members are filled by the chief executive to serve 5-year terms.
  • Parliament's 21 elected members decide each term whether they will elect the 9 Senators or allow the President to appoint them. If the President appoints them, 5 are appointed in consultation with the Prime Minister and 4 in consultation with the leader of the opposition. The Speaker of the House and the Clerk of the House serve ex-officio.