Politics of Montserrat takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency, whereby the Premier is the head of government, and of a multi-party system.
Montserrat is an internally self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
His cabinet is appointed by the Governor from among the elected members of the Legislative Assembly and consists also of the Attorney General, and the Finance Secretary.
The Legislative Assembly has nine members, elected for five-year terms in one constituency.
Political parties do not adhere to a single defined ideology and are difficult to distinguish from each other.