A parliamentary system, or parliamentary democracy, is a form of government where the head of government (chief executive) derives their democratic legitimacy...

differs from a parliamentary republic in that it has an executive president independent of the legislature; and from the presidential system in that the...

The Westminster system, or Westminster model, is a type of parliamentary government that incorporates a series of procedures for operating a legislature...

Semi-parliamentary system can refer to one of the following: a prime-ministerial system, in which voters simultaneously vote for both members of legislature...

A parliamentary republic is a republic that operates under a parliamentary system of government where the executive branch (the government) derives its...

some full parliamentary systems, the head of state is directly elected by voters. Under other classification systems, however, these systems may instead...

president except in extraordinary cases. A presidential system contrasts with a parliamentary system, where the head of government (usually called a prime...

committee in the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy is a committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to deal with...

Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. This...

strengthened parliamentary system (Turkish: Güçlendirilmiş parlamenter sistem), also referred to as an enhanced and strengthened parliamentary system (Turkish:...

government to being little more than a ceremonial figurehead. In a parliamentary system, such as India or the United Kingdom, the head of state usually has...

following respects (though they vary among jurisdictions): Powers: In a parliamentary system, it often has much less power than the lower house. Therefore, in...

executive order. In those that use fusion of powers, typically parliamentary systems, such as the United Kingdom, the executive forms the government...

of government. In some countries, particularly those that use a parliamentary system (e.g., the United Kingdom), the cabinet collectively decides the...

The Canadian electoral system is based on a parliamentary system of government modelled on that of the United Kingdom. The Parliament of Canada consists...

presidential, semi-presidential, and parliamentary systems. They contrast with figurehead presidents, common in most parliamentary republics, in which the president...

similar ideologies. Some parliamentary systems allow smaller political parties, who are not numerous enough to form parliamentary groups in their own names...

The no-confidence vote is a defining constitutional element of a parliamentary system, in which the government's/executive's mandate rests upon the continued...

certain characteristics (though they vary by jurisdiction). In a parliamentary system, the lower house: In the modern era, has much more power, usually...

parliamentary seats are list rather than district seats, the districts are necessarily up to twice as large as with a plurality/majoritarian system where...

an example of perfect bicameralism. However, in many parliamentary and semi-presidential systems, the house to which the executive is responsible (e.g...

the United Kingdom and Australia and in other parliamentary systems and elsewhere, the term two-party system is sometimes used to indicate an arrangement...

monarchy with a parliamentary system and is based on the Westminster model. The term "opposition" has a specific meaning in the parliamentary sense. It is...

standing committee is a permanent committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to analyse and opine on issues in a specific area...

political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically seen...

the word parliament to parliamentary systems, although it is also used to describe the legislature in some presidential systems (e.g., the Parliament of...

some fundamental differences between the shura system and the parliamentary system. The first parliamentary bodies involving representatives of the urban...

intention of the new Constitution's authors was to rationalize the parliamentary system. Ministers were accountable to the legislative body, the French National...

effective executive power is held by a separate head of government. In a parliamentary system, the executive branch is ultimately dependent upon the will of the...

or a minority parliament is a government and cabinet formed in a parliamentary system when a political party or coalition of parties does not have a majority...