2007-09-11 17:40:07 · 4 answers · asked by bon_zai692001 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
The prime minister is the head of state of a country that has a parliamentary form of government while the President is the leader of the country with a presidential form of government.
2007-09-11 17:46:59 · answer #1 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Parliamentary Governments have Prime Ministers and Republics have Presidents. They are two different systems of democratic government.
Under the Westminster System of Parliamentary Government a Prime Minister is not a Head of State - The Queen is the Head of State and she is represented in other Commonwealth countries by the Governor General. A Prime Minister leads the Parliamentary party that has been elected by the people. A Prime Minister is an elected Member of Parliament who has been chosen as party leader by members of the party that holds the majority in the Lower House (House of Commons or House of Representatives).
A President is a person who is Head of State and is directly elected by the people and is almost always (but not necessarily) connected to a particular political party. A President makes and administrates policy.
A Prime Minister leads the majority Parliamentary party in the formulation and implementation of party policy.
Under the Westminster System of Parliamentary Government, the elected Members of Parliament who's party holds the majority of seats in the Lower House governs the country. In a Presidential Republic, the President governs the country.
2007-09-12 03:58:16 · answer #2 · answered by cutsie_dread 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In a parliamentary form of government, where the PM is head of government, but not chief of state, the PM remains part of the legislature. There is no clear separation between the Executive and Legislative powers. Usually the PM was originally elected as an MP before being selected as PM. In a Presidential system, the President is selected separately from the Legislature, and there is a clear separation between the two branches of government(legislative and executive). In addition the President is both chief of state, and Head of Government.
There are also Parliamentary systems that have an elected president who is chief of state, but not head of government.
2007-09-12 03:48:01 · answer #3 · answered by Mike W 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2007-09-12 00:52:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋