The prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda announced that his Caribbean country will hold a referendum in the next few years to become a republic and remove King Charles III as head of government.
This former British colony gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1981 and, in addition to the United Kingdom, it is one of the 14 countries headed by the British monarch. It is also part of the Commonwealth of Nations, an organization with 56 members, mostly from former British colonies.
After King Charles III was crowned King of Antigua and Barbuda on Saturday, Prime Minister Gaston Brown told ITV News that he is “considering holding a referendum in the next three years on whether the country should become a republic”. slow down
“This is an issue that should be put to a referendum for the people to decide,” Brown said. and Barbuda and the Sultanate”, noting that this would be “the final step in completing the circle of independence to become a truly independent country”.
And questions were raised in March “about the monarchy’s continued role in the region after William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, visited three Commonwealth territories – Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas – on a celebratory trip.” 70th on the throne of Queen Elizabeth”.
The trip was described as “full of issues” as Jamaica’s Prime Minister told them the country was moving forward and fulfilling its true ambition of independence.
It is worth noting that Barbados also severed its “last imperial ties with Great Britain” by declaring its republic last year.
Barbados was the first in nearly three decades to choose an institution to “remove the British monarch as head of state”, while the last country to do so was Mauritius in 1992. Like this country, Barbados is part of this The country remained. The Commonwealth.”
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