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The position, power and status of prime ministers differ depending on the age of the constitution. Algeria's constitution (1962) lists the powers, functions and duties of the prime minister of Algeria. Australia's constitution makes no mention of a prime minister of Australia and the office only exists by convention, based on the British model.
In Spain, the prime minister is the only person with the de jure power to call an election, granted by Article 115 of the Constitution. In Israel, parliament may vote to dissolve itself in order to call an election, or the prime minister may call a snap election with presidential consent if his government is deadlocked.
Prime Minister of United Arab Emirates: Constitutional monarchy 11 February 2006 18 years, 342 days Viktor Orbán: Prime Minister of Hungary: Parliamentary republic 29 May 2010 14 years, 234 days Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed: Prime Minister of Djibouti: Presidential republic: 1 April 2013 11 years, 292 days Edi Rama: Prime Minister of Albania
However, the two most populous constitutional monarchies in the world are in Asia: Japan and Thailand. In these countries, the prime minister holds the day-to-day powers of governance, while the monarch retains residual (but not always insignificant) powers. The powers of the monarch differ between countries.
The prime minister of the United Kingdom exercises functions in both the executive and the legislature, as the UK has a fusion of powers.. Executive powers of the prime minister include obtaining at any time the appointment or dismissal of all other Government ministers, exercising the royal prerogative, setting the Government's policy agenda and priorities, and deploying the British Armed ...
The Powers Behind the Prime Minister:The Hidden Influence of Number Ten. Hart Publishing. ISBN 978-0007292066. King, Anthony Stephen, ed. (1985). The British Prime Minister'. Duke University Press. Langer, Ana Inés (2007). "A historical exploration of the personalisation of politics in the print media: The British Prime Ministers (1945–1999)".
Prime Minister – Gervais Ndirakobuca Cambodia: President of the People's Party – Hun Sen [2] King – Norodom Sihamoni: Prime Minister – Hun Manet Cameroon: President – Paul Biya [γ] Prime Minister – Joseph Ngute Canada: King – Charles III [β] Governor General – Mary Simon: Prime Minister – Justin Trudeau Cape Verde
A minister is a politician who heads a ministry, [1] [2] making and implementing decisions on policies in conjunction with the other ministers. In some jurisdictions the head of government is also a minister and is designated the 'prime minister', 'premier', 'chief minister', 'chancellor' or other title.