That was because I was talking about how to elect a head of state, which is always one person, a government don’t have to be directly related to a head of state. Most system have a distinct separation of the head of state and the head of government.
A head of state needs an absolute majority, a head of government only needs to not have a majority against him in this country’s legislative assembly.
Denmark and Sweden are monarchies, there heads of states are hereditary, so there is no election at all for that post.
In a republic we need to elect the head of state, thus he needs to have an absolute majority behind him.
My favorite republic is Germany, because their president is only a figurehead, it is their head of government the chancellor that have all the real power.
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That was because I was talking about how to elect a head of state, which is always one person, a government don’t have to be directly related to a head of state. Most system have a distinct separation of the head of state and the head of government.
A head of state needs an absolute majority, a head of government only needs to not have a majority against him in this country’s legislative assembly.
Denmark and Sweden are monarchies, there heads of states are hereditary, so there is no election at all for that post.
In a republic we need to elect the head of state, thus he needs to have an absolute majority behind him.
My favorite republic is Germany, because their president is only a figurehead, it is their head of government the chancellor that have all the real power.