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Politics of Jamaica

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Man talks about politics in Jamaica.

Politics in Jamaica takes place in the framework of a representative parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The 1962 Constitution of Jamaica established a parliamentary system whose political and legal traditions closely follow those of the United Kingdom. As the head of state, Queen Elizabeth II - on the advice of the Prime Minister of Jamaica - appoints a governor-general as her representative in Jamaica. The governor-general has a largely ceremonial role. Jamaica constitutes an independent Commonwealth realm.
  • Legislative branch 

  • Political parties and elections 

  • Executive branch 

  • Judicial branch 

  • Administrative divisions 

  • Foreign relations