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The Politics of Barbados, takes place in the framework of a Parliamentary Representative Democratic Monarchy , whereby the Prime Minister is the Head Of Government , of a pluriform multi-party system. The Executive Power is exercised by the government while the Legislative Power is vested in both the Government and the two chambers of the Parliament . The political system is dominated by two main parties, the Barbados Labour Party and the Democratic Labour Party .
The Judiciary of Barbados is independent of the executive and the legislature.
Jurisprudence is based on English common law.
After years of peaceful and democratic progress, Barbados became an independent state maintaining full diplomatic ties to the Commonwealth Of Nations on November 30 , 1966 . The overall constitutional safeguards for nationals of Barbados include: freedom of speech, press, worship, movement, and association.


BARBADOS GOVERNMENT - BY SEPARATION OF POWERS

As outlined under the Constitution of Barbados {Link without Title}



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Under the constitution, Barbados is a Parliamentary Democracy modeled on the British system. The country's ceremonial Head Of State is its non-resident monarch, currently Queen Elizabeth II , who is also Queen of the United Kingdom but uses the title "Queen of Barbados" when she occasionally visits the country. She is represented in Barbados by a local Governor-General who acts on the advice of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet .

  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Queen_Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="copylinks">Elizabeth II
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/6_February" class="copylinks">6 February 1952
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/List_of_Governors-General_of_Barbados" class="copylinks">Governor-General
  Sir "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Clifford_Husbands" class="copylinks">Clifford Husbands
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/1_June" class="copylinks">1 June 1996
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_Barbados" class="copylinks">Prime Minister
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Owen_Arthur" class="copylinks">Owen Arthur
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Barbados_Labour_Party" class="copylinks">BLP
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/6_September" class="copylinks">6 September 1994