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Prime Minister of Dominica

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Authority and duties

According to Chapter 59 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Dominica;

  1. There shall be a Prime Minister of Dominica, who shall be appointed by the President.
  2. Whenever the President has occasion to appoint a Prime Minister he shall appoint an elected member of the House who appears to him likely to command the support of the majority of the elected members of the House.

The President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, appoints the Cabinet of Minister. The Prime Minister supervises Cabinet meetings and in the spirit of the Westminster system is nominally 'Primus Inter Pares' or first among equals. However Prime Ministers of Dominica, like most Prime Ministers in Small-Island States, have generally governed in a presidential manner.

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