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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 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. Dictatorships and [[absolute monarchy|absolute monarchies]] also are not classed as either.