Political status and decolonisation

Bermuda political status: current status

Where the question stood on 22 September 2026: Bermuda remains a British Overseas Territory, with independence maintained as a long-term PLP goal but no scheduled referendum.

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Status verified as of 22 September 2026. Political positions change; this explainer describes the documented position on that date.

Current position

Bermuda remains a British Overseas Territory with internal self-government. The governing Progressive Labour Party maintains independence as a long-term goal and commissioned a 2022 report examining the option, but no subsequent referendum has been scheduled, and the party won re-election in February 2025 with 25 of 36 seats.[1]

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    Claim: In the 18 February 2025 Bermudian general election, the Progressive Labour Party won 25 of the House of Assembly's 36 seats with 49.64% of the popular vote, while the One Bermuda Alliance won 11 seats with 36.86%.

    • 2025 Bermudian general election (Wikipedia) link, Election result section. Source record

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