Since the split of the multiracial People's Progressive Party (PPP) in 1955, politics has been based more on ethnicity than on ideology.
From 1964 to 1992, the pro-African People's National Congress (PNC) party dominated Guyana's politics. The overwhelming majority of Guyanese of East Indian extraction traditionally have backed the People's Progressive Party, headed by the Jagans.
From 1964 to 1992, the pro-African People's National Congress (PNC) party dominated Guyana's politics. The overwhelming majority of Guyanese of East Indian extraction traditionally have backed the People's Progressive Party, headed by the Jagans.
In 2001 the makeup of the National Assembly was reformed.
The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. == Executive branch == |President |Irfaan Ali |People's Progressive Party |2 August 2020 |- |Prime Minister |Mark Phillips |People's Progressive Party |2 August 2020 |} Executive authority is exercised by the president, who appoints and supervises the prime minister and other ministers.
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