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A parliamentary system, or parliamentary democracy, is a form of government where the head of government (chief executive) derives their democratic legitimacy from their ability to command the support ("confidence") of a majority of the legislature, to which they are held accountable.
A semi-presidential republic, or dual executive republic, is a republic in which a president exists alongside a prime minister and a cabinet, with the latter two being responsible to the legislature of the state.
Unlike other kingdoms and sultanates in the region, the Sultanate of Buton was a constitutional monarchy.The constitution was written and named Murtabat Tujuh. [1] This constitution was formalized by Sultan La Elangi (1597–1631) and did not change much until the sultanate was abolished.
The Lembaga Wali Nanggroë (lit "Institute chiefdom") is a provincial-level government designation.In the Malay language, it is referred to as "Negeri".A nanggroë is led by a raja (monarch) or a wali (chief), who has the title Paduka Yang Mulia (lit.
Buton and surrounding islands. Buton (also Butung, Boeton or Button) is an island in Indonesia located off the southeast peninsula of Sulawesi.It covers roughly 4,727 square kilometers in area, or about the size of Madura; it is the 129th largest island in the world and Indonesia's 19th largest in area.
Each of the nine rulers serves as the head of state of his own state, as well as the head of the religion of Islam in his state. [3] As with other constitutional monarchs around the world, the rulers do not participate in the actual governance in their states; instead, each of them is bound by convention to act on the advice of the head of government of his state, known as Menteri Besar (pl ...
A strengthened parliamentary system (Turkish: Güçlendirilmiş parlamenter sistem), [1] also referred to as an enhanced and strengthened parliamentary system (Turkish: İyileştirilmiş ve güçlendirilmiş parlamenter sistem), [2] is a form of government conceived by the Nation Alliance, which consists of six Turkish political parties: the Republican People's Party, the Good Party, the ...
A 20th century Yoruba (Nigerian) depiction of a British District Officer on tour of indirect rulers. Indirect rule was a system of governance used by imperial powers to control parts of their empires.