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This is a list of the offices of
cabinet, and legislature, of sovereign states
. Date of Origin refers to most recent fundamental change in form of government, for example independence, change from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy, revolution, new constitution.
Member and observer states of the United Nations
Other states
| Country | Head of State | Head of Government | Cabinet | Legislature | Date of Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abkhazia | President | Prime Minister | Government | People's Assembly | 1994 |
Republic of China (commonly called "Taiwan") |
President | Premier | Executive Yuan | National Assembly[note 8] | 1947 (with constitutional amendments in 1991) |
| Legislative Yuan | |||||
| Control Yuan[note 9] | |||||
| Cook Islands[4] | Monarch | Premier
|
Parliament | 1965 | |
Kosovo
|
President | Prime Minister | Government | Assembly
|
2001 |
| Niue[4] | Monarch | Premier | Assembly | 1974 | |
| Northern Cyprus | President | Prime Minister | Government
|
Assembly of the Republic | 1985 |
| Somaliland | President | Parliament | 1991 | ||
| South Ossetia | President | Prime Minister | Cabinet | Parliament | 1991 |
| Transnistria | President | Prime Minister | Government | Supreme Soviet
|
1991 |
| Western Sahara | President | Prime Minister | National Council | 1976 | |
See also
- List of current heads of state and government
- List of current governments
- List of national legislatures
- List of national supreme courts
Notes
- bishop of Urgell in Spain and the president of Franceserve as Andorra's princes, while each prince appoints a personal representative.
- transition, making the officeholder the most powerful political figure.
- ^ As a one-party ruling communist state, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba holds higher authority over the President, serving as the de facto leader of Cuba.
- ^ As a one-party ruling communist state, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party holds higher authority over the President, serving as the de facto leader of Laos.
- eternal leaders of Juche Korea.
- ^ The Declaration of Citizen Rights enshrined the modern rights of Sammarinese citizens and is the current basis of the nation's judiciary system
- ^ As a one-party ruling communist state, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam holds higher authority over the President, serving as the de facto leader of Vietnam.
- ^ The National Assembly was de facto dissolved in 2005 with some functions transferred to the Legislative Yuan.
- ^ Role changed to a non-parliamentary institution in 1993.
References
- ^ Monarch of the UKwho is the official head of state.
- ^ "Statsministeriet - History". Statsministeriet. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ Taylor, Stephen (2002). "Robert Walpole". In Eccleshall, Robert; Walker, Graham (eds.). Biographical Dictionary of British Prime Ministers. Routledge. p. 10.
- ^ states in free association with New Zealand. New Zealand and its associated states, along with Tokelau and the Ross Dependency, comprise the Realm of New Zealand.