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what gov't vtotes directly for head of government and reprsentitives
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Do you mean “which kinds of governments let voters directly elect both the head of government and the legislature”? If so, short answer and examples:
- Presidential systems: Voters directly (or effectively directly) elect a president who is both head of state and head of government, and they also elect the national legislature. Examples: United States, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Philippines, South Korea, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey. (Election rules vary: some use runoff/majority systems, some plurality, the U.S. uses the Electoral College.)
- Semi‑presidential systems: Voters often directly elect a president, but the prime minister (head of government) is usually appointed by the legislature or the president. So voters directly choose an executive figure but not always the person who serves as prime minister. Examples: France (president directly elected; PM appointed by president/Parliament), Portugal.
- Parliamentary systems: Voters elect representatives, and those representatives choose the head of government (prime minister), so the prime minister is not directly elected by the public in normal practice. Examples: United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, India.
Notes:
- In many countries with directly elected presidents the president serves as head of government (presidential systems). In others (semi‑presidential) the president is directly elected but power is shared with a PM chosen by Parliament.
- A few countries have experimented with direct election of prime ministers (Israel did this 1996–2001), but that is uncommon.
If you want, I can:
- Give a longer country-by-country list,
- Explain how specific countries’ elections work (runoff, electoral college, proportional representation for legislature, etc.), or
- Help identify the system in a particular country you have in mind. Which would you like?
- Presidential systems: Voters directly (or effectively directly) elect a president who is both head of state and head of government, and they also elect the national legislature. Examples: United States, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Philippines, South Korea, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey. (Election rules vary: some use runoff/majority systems, some plurality, the U.S. uses the Electoral College.)
- Semi‑presidential systems: Voters often directly elect a president, but the prime minister (head of government) is usually appointed by the legislature or the president. So voters directly choose an executive figure but not always the person who serves as prime minister. Examples: France (president directly elected; PM appointed by president/Parliament), Portugal.
- Parliamentary systems: Voters elect representatives, and those representatives choose the head of government (prime minister), so the prime minister is not directly elected by the public in normal practice. Examples: United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, India.
Notes:
- In many countries with directly elected presidents the president serves as head of government (presidential systems). In others (semi‑presidential) the president is directly elected but power is shared with a PM chosen by Parliament.
- A few countries have experimented with direct election of prime ministers (Israel did this 1996–2001), but that is uncommon.
If you want, I can:
- Give a longer country-by-country list,
- Explain how specific countries’ elections work (runoff, electoral college, proportional representation for legislature, etc.), or
- Help identify the system in a particular country you have in mind. Which would you like?
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