The Bahamas gained independence from the United Kingdom on 10 July 1973,[1][2] as a constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Queen Elizabeth II as head of state.
The Bahamian monarch, currently King Charles III, is represented in the country by the governor-general of the Bahamas, while the prime minister serves as head of government.
[1]In 2002, the government of the Bahamas appointed a Constitutional Review Commission, which asked for public opinion, including keeping the Bahamian monarch as head of state.
[10] In December 2021, the Office of the Prime Minister Press Secretary Clint Watson said that a transition to republic was not currently on the agenda of the Davis administration.
[11] In the same month the former Director of Culture Dr. Nicolette Bethel suggested that a federal republic would be the best system of government for the Bahamas.