[OFF TOPIC] Politics Thread

[hckošice 15,876]

Just now, heywoodu said:

Countries that have both a prime minister and a president are too confusing, to be fair  

 

because countries that have kings and prime ministers aren´t

[heywoodu 16,183]

Just now, hckosice said:

 

because countries that have kings and prime ministers aren´t

Exactly  

 

One royal/ceremonial leader

One political leader

 

Instead of two positions that are both known to be political leaders.

Edited August 12, 2019 by heywoodu

[heywoodu 16,183]

This is cruel. They mention Niger, Guyana and Guinea-Bissau of all places, but not Slovakia

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-that-have-both-a-president-and-a-prime-minister.html

[hckošice 15,876]

Just now, heywoodu said:

Exactly  

 

One royal/ceremonial leader

One political leader

 

Instead of two positions that are both known to be political leaders.

 

 

well, that´s pretty exactly the same, except he or in this cas she isn´t automatically "assigned by god" but has to be elected by peoples....

 

The president has more or less just a ceremonial status with a limited competence like veto but is the chief of the army (slovak army loool)

 

The prime minister is leading the politics of the country but can be recalld by any time by the president

 

 

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The political system of the Slovak Republic is a parliamentary democracy (with prime ministership) with autonomous legislative, executive and judicial branches.

 

The National Council of the Slovak Republic is a unicameral parliament, and under the Constitution is the supreme body exercising legislative power in the Slovak Republic, it is the highest legislative authority of the state. The National Council has 150 members elected for 4-year terms in direct elections with secret ballots. At least 5% of the total vote is needed for a party to enter the Parliament. The system of elections is proportional representation – parties are allotted seats in Parliament in accordance with the percentage of votes they get in the parliamentary elections.

 

The government consists of ministers selected by the political parties which have formed a coalition (usually more than 75 members of parliament). The Government of the Slovak Republic is the supreme body for exercising executive power. It consists of the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers and Ministers. The Government is formed on the basis of parliamentary elections. The Prime Minister is appointed and recalled by the President of the Slovak Republic. Upon the advice of the Prime Minister, the President appoints and recalls other members of the Government and grants commissions to carry out departmental duties. The Government is collectively responsible to the Parliament for the exercise of governmental powers, which may take a vote of no-confidence at any time.

 

The President of the Slovak Republic is the highest constitutional representative (Head-of-State) in the country and he/she is elected by direct elections. His function is, however, more formal, the real governmental power is in the hands of Prime Minister and partly in the hands of President of the Parliament (Chairman of the National Council). According to the constitutional law adopted on January 14, 1999 the President is elected to office by popular vote in a two-round election system. The same person can be elected President for a maximum of two consecutive 5-year terms.

 

The Chairman of the National Council of the Slovak Republic is elected or recalled by secret ballot with the consent of an absolute majority of all members of the Parliament. The Chairman is responsible exclusively to the National Council of the Slovak Republic.

 

The Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic is an independent judicial body charged with protecting constitutionality in the Slovak Republic. The Court consists of 10 judges appointed by the President for a period of 7 years out of 20 nominees proposed to him by the Parliament. The Court is headed by a President, who is appointed from among the judges of the Constitutional court by the President of the Slovak Republic.

 

[Olympian1010 8,276]

5 minutes ago, hckosice said:

 

 

well, that´s pretty exactly the same, except he or in this cas she isn´t automatically "assigned by god" but has to be elected by peoples....

 

The president has more or less just a ceremonial status with a limited competence like veto but is the chief of the army (slovak army loool)

 

The prime minister is leading the politics of the country but can be recalld by any time by the president

 

 

 

That’s too complicated for my liking. I think you guys should try anarchy.

[Griff88 2,018]

28 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Countries that have both a prime minister and a president are too confusing, to be fair  

Rather sad (to be the president), actually. (With the exception of China where it is the other way round )

[Olympian1010 8,276]

Just now, Griff88 said:

Rather sad (to be the president), actually. (With the exception of China where it is the other way round )

They don’t have a prime minister. They have a party chancellor I believe. I could be wrong because that guy has literally 0 power.

 

It’s still better than being the leader of mortocracy (  ). Kim Jong Un is technically the third level leader of the country.

[Griff88 2,018]

5 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

They don’t have a prime minister. They have a party chancellor I believe. I could be wrong because that guy has literally 0 power.

 

It’s still better than being the leader of mortocracy (  ). Kim Jong Un is technically the third level leader of the country.

They have their own version of PM which is called Premier

[heywoodu 16,183]

Just now, Griff88 said:

They have their own version of PM which is called Premier

Premier is the Dutch word for prime minister

[NearPup 3,635]

Just now, heywoodu said:

Premier is the Dutch word for prime minister

So at least in Canadian English there is a difference. The prime minister is the leader of the federal government while a premier is the leader of a provincial government.

 

Meanwhile in French (even in Canada) both are the same word.

Edited August 12, 2019 by NearPup