National Assembly
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Guyana's government operates under a constitutional framework established in 1980. The legislative branch is a unicameral National Assembly composed of 65 members. Forty members are elected through proportional representation from national party lists, while the remaining 25 are chosen by the country's administrative regions. The president, who is the nominee of the party with the most votes, holds executive power and appoints the cabinet, which is accountable to the National Assembly. The country is a unitary multiparty republic.1
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