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The head of government is the person who leads the government of a country. There are two major systems in existence in the world: the prime ministerial system, developed in the UK, and the presidential system, developed in the USA. Most other countries in the world have adopted one or other of these.

The '''head of government''' is the person who leads the [[government]] of a country. There are two major systems in existence in the world: the [[Prime Minister|prime ministerial]] system, developed in the [[UK]]{{fact}}, and the [[President|presidential]] system, developed in the [[USA]]{{fact}}. Most other countries in the world have adopted one or other of these{{fact}}.

In a prime ministerial system, the prime minister is ''always'' a member of the legislature, and is never the [[head of state]]. In a presidential system, the president is ''never'' a member of the legislature, and is always the [[head of state]]. Confusingly, however, many countries with a prime ministerial system often have a head of state who is also called a "president", but without executive power. Other prime ministerial countries have a hereditary monarch as head of state. Countries with a presidential system cannot be monarchies, however.

In a prime ministerial system, the prime minister is ''always'' a member of the legislature, and is never the [[head of state]]. In a presidential system, the president is ''never'' a member of the legislature, and is always the [[head of state]]. Confusingly, however, many countries with a prime ministerial system often have a head of state who is also called a "president", but without executive power. Other prime ministerial countries have a hereditary [[monarch]] as head of state. Countries with a presidential system cannot be monarchies, however.

Some countries do not precisely conform to the above definitions. France, for example, is best described as a mixture of the two. Dictatorships and [[absolute monarchy|absolute monarchies]] also are not classed as either.

Some countries do not precisely conform to the above definitions. [[France]], for example, is best described as a mixture of the two. [[Dictatorship]]s and [[absolute monarchy|absolute monarchies]] also are not classed as either.

 

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[[Category:Politics]]