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The '''head of government''' is the person who leads the [[government]] of a country. The two major democratic forms of government are Parliamentary, headed by a [[Prime Minister|prime minister]], developed in the [[UK]]{{fact}}, and presidential, headed by a [[President|president]], developed in the [[USA]]{{fact}}. Most other countries in the world have adopted one or other of these{{fact}}.

The '''head of government''' is the person who leads the [[government]] of a country. The two major democratic forms of government are parliamentary, headed by a [[Prime Minister|prime minister]], developed in the [[UK]]{{fact}}, and presidential, headed by a [[President|president]], developed in the [[USA]]{{fact}}. Most other countries in the world have adopted one or other of these{{fact}}.

 

Examples of countries with a parliamentary system include [[Canada]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Australia]], [[Ireland]], [[Spain]], and [[Japan]].  Countries with presidential systems of government include the [[United States]], [[Mexico]], [[South Korea]], and many [[South America|South American]] and [[Africa|African]] countries.

In parliamentary governments, the prime minister is ''always'' a member of the legislature, and is never the [[head of state]]. In the presidential system, the president is ''never'' a member of the legislature, and is always the [[head of state]]. Many countries with a parliamentary system, however, have a head of state who is also called a "president", but without executive power. Other countries with a parliamentary government have a hereditary [[monarch]] as head of state.

In parliamentary governments, the prime minister is ''always'' a member of the legislature, and is never the [[head of state]]. In the presidential system, the president is ''never'' a member of the legislature, and is always the [[head of state]]. Many countries with a parliamentary system, however, have a head of state who is also called a "president", but without executive power. Other countries with a parliamentary government have a hereditary [[monarch]] as head of state.