National
President of Dominica
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by the House of Assembly
- Exact method
- Elected by the House of Assembly by secret ballot (Constitution of Dominica s.18-19): a joint nominee of the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition is declared elected; otherwise a majority of all members of the House is needed. Five-year term from the date declared elected (s.23(1)).
- Chosen by
- House of Assembly
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Sylvanie Burton since October 2023 Report Source: dominica.gov.dm, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of Dominica (Constitute Project English text), ss.18, 19(5), 23(1), read 2026-10-12: President elected by the House of Assembly for five years; selector set. For: President of Dominica
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, House of Assembly of Dominica (Constitution of Dominica summary), read 2026-10-12: bodies, offices and how they are filled. Fallback: Wikipedia (maintained list), because official sites were unreachable (ab.gov.ag HTTP 404, antiguanewsroom.com HTTP 403, nia.gov.kn returned an unrelated PDF) or did not list it; cross-checked against Wikidata labels. For: President of Dominica
- dominica.gov.dm · checked Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica, Head of State page, read 2026-10-12: President Sylvanie Burton inaugurated Monday 2 October 2023. For: Sylvanie Burton, current term
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, House of Assembly of Dominica and Sylvanie Burton / 2026 in Dominica incumbents, read 2026-10-12: President and Prime Minister. Fallback: Wikipedia (maintained list), because official sites were unreachable (ab.gov.ag HTTP 404, antiguanewsroom.com HTTP 403, nia.gov.kn returned an unrelated PDF) or did not list it; cross-checked against Wikidata labels. For: Sylvanie Burton, current term
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