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In one-party states, the ruling party's leader (e.g. the General Secretary) is usually the de facto top leader of the state, though sometimes this leader also holds the presidency or premiership. In Andorra , Iran , and the Vatican City ( Holy See ), a clergy member also acts as the head of state.
Commander-in-Chief of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham: 1 October 2017 – present [42] De facto Head of State of Syria: 8 December 2024 – present: 1 November 2017 Ignazio Cassis Switzerland: Federal Councilor: 1 November 2017 – present President: 1 January 2022 – 31 December 2022 [35] 24 November 2017 Emmerson Mnangagwa Zimbabwe: President
1 January 2024 1 year, 1 day Tshering Tobgay: Prime Minister of Bhutan: Semi-constitutional monarchy 28 January 2024 340 days Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak: Prime Minister of Yemen: Provisional government 5 February 2024 332 days Oljas Bektenov: Prime Minister of Kazakhstan: Presidential republic 6 February 2024 331 days Irakli Kobakhidze
The Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOG) is the collective name for the government leaders of the nations with membership in the Commonwealth of Nations. They are invited to attend Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings every two years, with most countries being represented by either their head of government or head of state .
Most states only have a single monarch at any given time, although a regent may rule when the monarch is a minor, not present, or otherwise incapable of ruling. [5] Cases in which two monarchs rule simultaneously over a single state, as is the current situation in Andorra, are known as coregencies .
Country President Parliament Lower House Upper House Abkhazia 2020: 2022 Afghanistan Autocracy [1] [2] [3] (2016; installed 2021) Appointed [4] Åland Indirectly-elected: 2023 Albania
These are the approximate categories which present monarchies fall into: [citation needed]. Commonwealth realms.King Charles III is the monarch of fifteen Commonwealth realms (Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and the United ...
The year 2024 is notable for the large number of elections being held worldwide: more than 100 countries from around the world, [2] home to nearly half of the global population, [3] will vote, including eight of the world's 10 most populous nations – Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Pakistan, Russia, and the United States; in ...