The politics of Trinidad and Tobago function within the framework of a unitary state regulated by a parliamentary democracy modelled on that of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Whitehall, the official office of prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago
Kamla Persad Bissessar, 2025
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The United National Congress is one of two major political parties in Trinidad and Tobago. The UNC is a centre-left party. It was founded in 1989 by Basdeo Panday, a Trinidadian lawyer, economist, tra
Politics of Trinidad and Tobago
…Afro-Trinidadians supporting the People's National Movement (PNM) and most Indo-Trinidadians supporting various Indian-majority parties, such as the current United National Congress (UNC) or its predecessors. Most political parties, however, have sought to broaden their purview. In the run-up to the 2007 general election, a new…
Kamla Persad-Bissessar, the sixth Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2010–2015) and third leader of the United National Congress
Winston Dookeran