Politics of Anguilla
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Politics of Anguilla takes place in a framework of aparliamentaryrepresentative democraticdependency, whereby the Premier is thehead of government, and of amulti-party system.Anguilla, the most northerly of theLeeward Islands in theLesser Antilles, is an internally self-governingoverseas territory of the United Kingdom. The United Nations Committee on Decolonization includes Anguilla on theUnited Nations list of non-self-governing territories. The territory's constitution is Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982 (amended 1990 and 2019).Executive power is exercised by the premier and the executive council.Legislative power is vested in both the executive council and theHouse of Assembly. TheJudiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Military defence is the responsibility of the United Kingdom.

The Premier appointed by the governor from among the members of the House of Assembly. His cabinet, the Executive Council, is appointed by the governor from among the elected members of the House of Assembly.

Anguilla elects on territorial level a legislature. TheHouse of Assembly has 13 members, 7 members elected for a five-year term in single-seatconstituencies, 4 members elected at-large and 2 ex officio members. The suffrage is from 18 years. Anguilla has amulti-party system.

The courts of Anguilla are:

• TheJudicial Committee of the Privy Council in London; this is Anguilla's finalappeal court.
• TheEastern Caribbean Supreme Court, including:
  • the Court of Appeal, and
  • the High Court, based in Anguilla.
• Anguilla's domestic courts (which enjoy appeals to the Court of Appeal), including:
  • the Magistrates' Court, and
  • the Juvenile Court.^[1]

Anguilla is a member ofCARICOM (associate),CDB,International Criminal Police Organization - Interpol (subbureau),OECS (associate) andECLAC (associate).

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• Politics of Anguilla

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