Kuwait: Political System Based on flag descriptions by Countryaah.com, Kuwait is an emirate with an Islamic hereditary monarchy of the Al-Sabah family. The head of state and supreme holder of executive power is the emir elected by the ruling dynasty. The legislature lies with the National Assembly, which consists of 50 elected members, and the… Read More »
Kosovo Political system According to COMPUTERMINUS.COM, Kosovo was officially a province of Serbia until February 17, 2008. Since the end of the war in Yugoslavia, however, Kosovo has been under the protection and leadership of NATO. The interim administration of Kosovo, UNMIK, was established by the Security Council on June 10, 1999 as a UN… Read More »
Kiribati Political system According to DISEASESLEARNING.COM, Kiribati is a parliamentary republic. The parliament consists of a chamber called “Maneaba Ni Maungatabu” with 41 seats. Of these, 39 MPs are directly elected. The other two MPs are one representative of the Kiribatians abroad and one is ex officio. There is no party system as we understand… Read More »
Kenya: Political System According to CANCERMATTERS.NET, Kenya is a presidential republic in the Commonwealth. The parliament is a unicameral system with 224 members, of which 210 are elected, 12 are appointed and 2 are members by virtue of office. The election takes place every five years, as does the direct election of the head of… Read More »
Kazakhstan Political system According to EQUZHOU.NET, the official name of the country is: Republic of Kazakhstan According to its constitution, the Republic of Kazakhstan is a democratic, secular and social constitutional state that is governed by the principle of a presidential democracy. See AbbreviationFinder for more information about Kazakhstan politics, and acronyms as well. The… Read More »
Jordan: Political System According to EQUZHOU.NET, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a parliamentary monarchy. King Abdullah Ibn al-Hussein has been the country’s head of state since 1999. The bicameral parliament consists of the House of Representatives with currently 110 members directly elected by the people and the Senate with currently 55 members appointed by… Read More »
Japan: Political System According to EQUZHOU.NET, Japan is a parliamentary monarchy. The 1947 constitution (called the “Peace Constitution”) established the rights and duties of all citizens and the functions of the constitutional organs. The goal of the state to keep peace and the basic features of a welfare state are also laid down. See AbbreviationFinder… Read More »
Jamaica: Political System According to DISEASESLEARNING.COM, Jamaica is a parliamentary monarchy. The 1962 Constitution is based on the United Kingdom of Great Britain system. The head of state is the English Queen, who also bears the title “Queen of Jamaica”, she is represented by a Governor General. For the most part, however, both have only… Read More »
Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast): Political system According to CANCERMATTERS.NET, the Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire) is a presidential republic. The unicameral parliament (Assemblée Nationale) consists of 225 members who are elected every five years. The head of state is also directly elected every five years. See AbbreviationFinder for more information about Ivory Coast politics, and acronyms… Read More »
Italy: political system According to COMPUTERMINUS.COM, Italy is a parliamentary democracy headed by the President as head of state. The country’s parliament consists of two chambers, the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, which are elected every five years and have equal rights. The head of government is the prime minister, who is elected by… Read More »
Israel: Political System According to EQUZHOU.NET, the State of Israel is a parliamentary democracy. There is no written constitution, but individual laws for sub-areas have a constitutional character. See AbbreviationFinder for more information about Israel politics, and acronyms as well. The unicameral parliament (the Knesset) consists of 120 members who are elected every four years.… Read More »
Ireland: Political System According to COMPUTERMINUS.COM, Ireland is a parliamentary democratic republic. The Parliament (Oireachtas) consists of two chambers, the House of Representatives (Dáil Éireann) with 166 seats and the Senate (Seanad Éireann) with 60 seats. The head of the country is the president, who is directly elected for seven years and for a maximum… Read More »
Iraq: Political System According to EQUZHOU.NET, Iraq is a federal republic with Islam as the state religion. The unicameral parliament (Majlis an-Nuwaab) consists of 275 elected members, 25% of the seats are reserved for women. The election takes place every 4 years. The election of the three-member presidential council, consisting of the president and 2… Read More »
Iran: Political System According to EQUZHOU.NET, Iran is an Islamic state of god in which the leader of the revolution is the head of state and the Council of Guardians is the supreme authority. See AbbreviationFinder for more information about Iran politics, and acronyms as well. The official name of the country is: Islamic Republic… Read More »
Indonesia: Political System According to EQUZHOU.NET, the official name of the country is: Republic of Indonesia/Republic of Indonesia Indonesia is a presidential republic whose head of government is the president and is elected every five years. He appoints the ministers. The parliament is composed of 550 members who are elected from 69 constituencies according to… Read More »
India: Political System According to EQUZHOU.NET, India is a parliamentary democracy with a federal structure. The constitution, which came into force on January 26, 1950, defines India as a sovereign democratic republic. The legislative power is exercised by the parliament, which consists of two chambers, the Lok Sabha (People’s Chamber or Lower House) and the… Read More »
Iceland: political system According to COMPUTERMINUS.COM, the official name of the country is: Lýðvelðid Iceland Republic of Iceland Iceland is a parliamentary democracy. The 63 members of parliament are elected every four years in free, secret and equal elections. According to the 1944 constitution, the country’s president is elected directly by the people every four… Read More »
Hungary: political system According to COMPUTERMINUS.COM, Hungary has been a parliamentary republic since 1989. The constitution of 1949, which was adapted to the new political circumstances in 1990, applies. There has been a multi-party system in Hungary since 1989. See AbbreviationFinder for more information about Hungary politics, and acronyms as well. The head of state… Read More »
Hong Kong Political system According to topschoolsintheusa, Hong Kong’s form of government has limited democratic elements. Hong Kong has been a special administrative region of the Republic of China SAR since the transfer of the former British colony to China on July 1, 1997. The special region is directly subordinate to the central government of… Read More »
Honduras: Political System According to DISEASESLEARNING.COM, Honduras is a democratic state based on the rule of law. At the head of the state is a president whose term of office is four years without the possibility of re-election. Parliament is a unicameral system. The congress consists of 128 members of the two big parties (Partido… Read More »
Haiti: Political System According to DISEASESLEARNING.COM, Haiti is a parliamentary presidential republic. At the head of the state is a president. The parliament is a bicameral system. It consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate, which together form the Assemblee Nationale. See AbbreviationFinder for more information about Haiti politics, and acronyms as well.… Read More »
Guyana: Political System According to DISEASESLEARNING.COM, Guyana is a presidential republic. See AbbreviationFinder for more information about Guyana politics, and acronyms as well. At the head of the state is a president who is indirectly elected every 5 years by the strongest political party in parliament. He can be re-elected as often as desired, and… Read More »
Guinea-Bissau: Political System According to CANCERMATTERS.NET, Guinea-Bissau is a presidential republic. The directly elected regional councils send 150 members to the National Assembly every five years. This elects the 15-member State Council, which acts as the executive. The heads of state are also directly elected every five years. A one-time re-election is possible. See AbbreviationFinder… Read More »
Guinea: Political System According to CANCERMATTERS.NET, Guinea is in principle a parliamentary democracy. The unicameral parliament consists of 114 members who are elected every four years. The head of state is directly elected every seven years. See AbbreviationFinder for more information about Guinea politics, and acronyms as well. The official name of the country is:… Read More »
Guatemala: Political System According to DISEASESLEARNING.COM, Guatemala is an independent democratic republic with a multi-party system. At the head of the state is a president who is elected directly by the people every 4 years. Re-election is possible. The constitution of January 15, 1986 establishes the separation between the legislature (Congreso de la República, Parliament),… Read More »
Guam: Political System According to topschoolsintheusa, the official name of the country is: Guam Unincorporated and unorganized Territory of Guam The head of state is the American president, who is elected for four years and can only be re-elected once. Guam residents have been US citizens since 1950 and have been represented in Congress by… Read More »
Guadeloupe: Political System According to topschoolsintheusa, Guadeloupe is an overseas department and therefore belongs to France and is therefore also a member of the European Union. The region and the department are responsible for the same territory, but have separate institutions: the Conseil général des Departements with its 45 members. The representative of the central… Read More »
Greenland: Political System Greenland is an autonomous region within the constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary-democratic system of government Denmark. Greenland is divided into three parts of the country, North Greenland (Avannaa), East Greenland (Tunu) and West Greenland (Kitaa). These in turn are divided into 18 municipalities, which are quite different in size. Accordingly, the seats… Read More »
Greece: political system According to COMPUTERMINUS.COM, Greece is a parliamentary democracy. The parliament is a unicameral system and consists of 300 people’s representatives who are elected for four years. A special feature is the fact that the strongest parliamentary group gets 50 seats in addition to the seats won by the election. The point of… Read More »
Ghana: Political System According to CANCERMATTERS.NET, Ghana is a presidential republic in the Commonwealth of Nations. The unicameral parliament consists of 200 members who are elected every four years. The head of state is also directly elected every four years, and re-election is possible once. See AbbreviationFinder for more information about Ghana politics, and acronyms… Read More »