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This is a list of current heads of state and heads of government.In some cases, mainly in presidential systems, one leader is head of state and head of government.In other cases, mainly in semi-presidential and parliamentary systems, the head of state and the head of government are different people.
The following countries have presidential systems where the post of prime minister (official title may vary) exists alongside that of the president. The president is still both the head of state and government and the prime minister's role is mostly to assist the president.
Country Body or office Type of body or office Electoral system Notes Albania: President: Head of state Elected by the Parliament: Parliament: Unicameral legislature Party-list proportional representation: Algeria: President: Head of state Two-round system: Council of the Nation: Upper chamber of legislature Indirectly elected (2/3) Appointed by ...
This category contains articles about the office of president as it exists within a country or nation-state, and people who have held the office. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Presidents by country .
The following countries have presidential systems where the post of prime minister (official title may vary) exists alongside that of the president. The president is still both the head of state and government and the prime minister's role is mostly to assist the president.
Despite Vice President Kamala Harris' efforts to shatter glass ceilings and become the first woman to be president in the U.S., the country's highest office remains solely male-dominated. ABC News ...
The president is directly elected by universal suffrage for a term of six years. Since 1994, no president may be elected for more than two consecutive terms. The president must be a native-born Finnish citizen. The presidential office was established in the Constitution Act of 1919.
Still, a woman has never served as head of state or government in 115 UN member countries. The first continent with a UN member state to have a female leader after WWII was Asia.