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How is the prime minister of Tuvalu selected?
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Tuvalu operates as a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy within the Commonwealth.1
The prime minister is selected by and from the members of the country's unicameral legislature, known as Parliament. Notably, there are no formal political parties in Tuvalu, and the legislature is elected by universal adult suffrage.12