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A '''parliamentary republic''', unlike a direct democracy or constitutional republic, is a system of representative government in which the people elect their representatives in a national [[legislature]], and the legislature then chooses its own [[executive]] from the dominant [[political party]].
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A '''parliamentary [[republic]]''', unlike a direct democracy or constitutional republic, is a system of representative government in which the people elect their representatives in a national [[legislature]], and the legislature then chooses its own [[executive]] from the dominant [[political party]].
  
 
Generally, political parties in parliamentary republics are very popular.  The government may have a constitution, but generally, parliamentary republics pattern themselves on the [[Westminster]] model under which the government is bound by [[Common Law]], rather than an enumerated legal document.
 
Generally, political parties in parliamentary republics are very popular.  The government may have a constitution, but generally, parliamentary republics pattern themselves on the [[Westminster]] model under which the government is bound by [[Common Law]], rather than an enumerated legal document.
  
[[England]] is a parliamentary republic: citizens vote for their "members of Parliament," and the political party with the largest percentage hold of [[Parliament]] then selects its leader to be [[Prime Minister]].  For the past decade, the [[Labor Party]] has been the dominant party in England, and the Party has selected [[Tony Blair]], then [[Gordon Brown]], as Prime Minister.
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[[Ireland]] is a parliamentary republic; citizens vote for their members of the Dáil ([[Parliament]]), and the political party or coalition with the largest percentage hold of the Dáil then selects its leader to be Taoiseach ([[Prime Minister]]).
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==List of Parliamentary Republics ==
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*[[Albania]]
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*[[Austria]]
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*[[Bangladesh]]
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*[[Botswana]]
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*[[Bulgaria]]
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*[[Croatia]]
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*[[Czech Republic]]
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*[[Dominica]]
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*[[East Timor]]
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*[[Estonia]]
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*[[Ethiopia]]
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*[[Finland]]
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*[[Germany]]
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*[[Greece]]
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*[[Hungary]]
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*[[Iceland]]
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*[[India]]
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*[[Iraq]]
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*[[Ireland]]
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*[[Israel]]
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*[[Italy]]
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*[[Latvia]]
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*[[Lithuania]]
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*[[North Macedonia]]
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*[[Malta]]  
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*[[Mauritius]]
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*[[Montenegro]]
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*[[Poland]]
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*[[Portugal]]
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*[[Samoa]] 
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*[[Singapore]]
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*[[Slovakia]]
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*[[Slovenia]]
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*[[Trinidad and Tobago]]
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*[[Vanuatu]]
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==References==
 
==References==
 
*Lijphart, ''Patterns of Democracy''
 
*Lijphart, ''Patterns of Democracy''
  
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[[Category:International Political Terms]]
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[[Category:Forms of Government]]

Latest revision as of 02:06, May 20, 2026

A parliamentary republic, unlike a direct democracy or constitutional republic, is a system of representative government in which the people elect their representatives in a national legislature, and the legislature then chooses its own executive from the dominant political party.

Generally, political parties in parliamentary republics are very popular. The government may have a constitution, but generally, parliamentary republics pattern themselves on the Westminster model under which the government is bound by Common Law, rather than an enumerated legal document.

Ireland is a parliamentary republic; citizens vote for their members of the Dáil (Parliament), and the political party or coalition with the largest percentage hold of the Dáil then selects its leader to be Taoiseach (Prime Minister).

List of Parliamentary Republics

References

  • Lijphart, Patterns of Democracy