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The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a federacy, where the central government gives considerable autonomy to some parts of the kingdom (Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten), but retains control over a large part (European Netherlands). There is a Government of the Realm, a Legislative of the Realm and a Supreme Court of the Realm.
Derx joined the colonial administration of the Dutch Gold Coast in 1838, when the colony was reorganized in the wake of the Dutch–Ahanta War. [2] He eventually became bookkeeper and officer of justice of the colony. [3] During governor Anthony van der Eb's year-long leave to the Netherlands between 1846 and 1847, Derx was acting governor. [1]
The Netherlands does not have a traditional separation of powers; according to the Constitution, the States General and the government (the monarch and the ministers) share legislative power. All legislation has to pass through the Council of State ( Dutch : Raad van State ) for advice and the Social and Economic Council advises the government ...
Lyndon B. Johnson taking the American presidential oath of office in 1963, after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before assuming the duties of an office, usually a position in government or within a religious body, although such oaths are sometimes required of officers of other organizations.
The inauguration of Willem-Alexander as King of the Netherlands took place during a special session of the States General of the Netherlands in the Nieuwe Kerk. During the inauguration ceremony, Willem-Alexander took his oath of office and swore to uphold the Charter of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Constitution of the Netherlands ...
After his stunning outburst of executive power, the United States is already a different country, and official Washington is a changed town since Trump took the oath of office on Monday.
The monarch gives an address before swearing the oath to uphold the constitution and protect the people of the Kingdom. In reciting the final formula to swear the oath, the new monarch often displays the Spreekgebaar: the gesture has them raise the right hand, extending upwards and joining only the index finger and middle finger.
Many magistrates refused to take the new oath and preferred to resign from their offices, thus changing the political makeup of many rebellious cities in the Netherlands, strengthening the radicals. [ citation needed ] At the same time, the States-General had their own claim for authority, as indeed did William as their representative in most ...