what is the difference between a visa president and a prime minister?

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Answer 1

A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. They are usually, but need not always be, a politician. In many systems the Prime Minister selects and can dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the Government. In most systems they are the presiding member and chairperson of the cabinet. In a minority of systems, notably in semi-presidential system of government, a prime minister is the official who is appointed to manage the civil service and execute the directives of the President.

A president may also possess some reserve powers, which can be exercised by the president without formal advice (that is, binding instruction) from the government. In some constitutional systems the president chairs (at least some) cabinet meetings and often has access to all cabinet memoranda. Especially in fields where protocol is important, such as diplomacy, the head of state tends to be a major player. The president can therefore exercise a degree of informal influence not often publicly realised. Countries with such systems include most European and Commonwealth republics including Finland, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Turkey and Singapore, as well as Portugal (which has a slightly different system). Sri Lanka has a hybrid system (which includes a parliament and a prime minister as well as an extremely powerful president).

Answer 2

The Prime Minister is the leader of the government in a parliamentary democracy. In Australia he is the leader of the party that wins a majority of seats in both the Upper and Lower Houses. If neither party wins a clear majority (hung Parliament) then they may form a coalition with a minor party to win government. The leader of each party is elected by the party caucus.

Rick G - in case you haven't heard Australia is still a Constitutional Monarchy, not a Republic. We have the same system as the English only our Upper House (Senate) is elected, their Upper House (House of Lords) is appointed. The Queen (or King) of England is still our Head of State although this is more and more just a figurehead position and if we were to become a republic would probably be replaced by a President with similar powers..

Answer 3

Do you mean vice-president?
Some countries have a president and a PM.
Most British commonwealth countries have a PM who is the elected leader of the party with the most seats in the parliament. That's Democracy, as opposed to the Australian & US Republic system.