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Politics of Trinidad and Tobago takes place in a framework of a Unitary State , with a Parliamentary Democracy modelled on that of the UK , from which it gained independence in 1962 . Under the 1976 Republican Constitution , the British Monarch was replaced as Head Of State by a President chosen by an Electoral College composed of the members of the Bicameral Parliament , consisting of the Senate and the House Of Representatives . The country has remained a member of the Commonwealth , and has retained the Judicial Committee Of The Privy Council in London as its highest court of appeal. The general direction and control of the government rests with the and five Municipalities . Tobago was given a measure of self-government in 1980 and is governed by the Tobago House Of Assembly . In 1996 , Parliament passed legislation which gave Tobago greater self-government. In 2005 Parliament approved a proposal by the independent Elections And Boundaries Commission to increase the number of seats in the House of Representatives from 36 to 41. Party politics have generally run along ethnic lines, with most Afro-Trinidadian s supporting the People's National Movement (PNM) and most Indo-Trinidadian s supporting various Indian-majority parties, such as the United National Congress (UNC) or its predecessors. Most political parties, however, have sought to broaden their purview. EXECUTIVE BRANCH
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