Questions tagged [prime-minister]
In systems of [parliament], the Prime Minister is the leader of Parliament, elected from its membership. Use this tag to discuss the position in general. Use the tag for a specific PM (if available) if you want to discuss their policies.
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How does anyone know for sure who the Prime Minister is?
France is famous for tourism, food, and above all, bureaucraty.
When a Prime Minister is heading out, there is a decree saying so. When a new Prime Minister is appointed, a decree is published in the ...
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When was the last/prior time a former PM served in another (non-PM) position in the UK government?
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Sunak then announced he was bringing Cameron back to frontline politics as foreign secretary, in a stunning move that has few parallels in recent British political history.
Cameron served as ...
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Did any Prime Ministers go on strike before?
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/23/europe/iceland-women-strike-scli-intl/index.html
Women across Iceland – including the prime minister – will go on strike Tuesday as part of a campaign pushing for ...
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Foreign Prime Minister / President
In the business it is very common to open leading positions to any candidate, even those who worked with competition before, in believe to getting the most skilled/competitive leader.
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Eligibility criteria to become the prime minister of India and what is "office of profit"?
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According to Article 84 of the Constitution of India, which sets the principle qualification for member of Parliament, and Article 75 of the Constitution of India, which sets the ...
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When did a Prime Minister last miss two, consecutive Prime Minister's Questions?
Rishi Sunak was criticised at the Liaison Committee for his plans to miss two consecutive Prime Minister's Questions sessions in Parliament:
Sir Chris Bryant: Remind us when a Prime Minister last
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What all has to happen in post-2023 election Thailand before it can have a new prime minister?
After some surprisingly strong support for "change" seen
...on 14 May 2023 to elect 500 members of the House of Representatives...
Wikipedia's 2023 Thai general election; Government ...
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How is the safety of ex-presidents in jail guaranteed?
Ex-presidents and ex-prime ministers are surprisingly often convicted of crimes and sometimes sent to jail. Sarkozy, Olmert, Lee, Katsav , and Park are recent examples.
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Examples of planned rotation of power in the governing coalition within the European Union
According to the conditions agreed upon when the Liberals and the Social Democrats decided to govern together in the autumn of 2021, the current Romanian Prime Minister should have resigned and ...
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Aren't PMs resigning months before the end of their term tactically beneficial to their successors?
I can't help recognising a pattern in the last week's resignation of Jacinda Ardern less than a year before the end of her 2nd term: John Key did the same near the end of his 3rd.
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Why are UK Prime Ministers educated at Oxford, not Cambridge?
Undoubtedly, the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge have both played a major role in educating Britain's elites in politics, business, entertainment etc.
However, when it comes to Prime Ministers, ...
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Does the British PM have the power to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond to India?
Recently, Rishi Sunak, a person of Indian origin, became British PM. Indians have begun
making online posts about how the return of the Koh-i-Noor diamond will be possible now.
Does the British PM ...
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Why are UK prime ministers resigning, rather than waiting out their term and enjoying the benefits?
The past few PMs of the UK have resigned. Most recently Liz Truss, after 45 days. I assume that the reason was that she felt that she was failing at her job, and the pressure to succeed was causing ...
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How uncommon is it for a Prime Minister not to respond to an urgent question themselves?
Quite a lot has been made of Liz Truss not attending the House of Commons to answer an urgent question from the Leader of the Opposition Keir Starmer on her decision to replace the Chancellor of the ...
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When was the last time that the British Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer were both former Foreign Secretaries?
Liz Truss and Jeremy Hunt, respectively the British Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer, are both former Foreign Secretaries.
When was the last time that this was true of the holders of ...
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"We're producing more varieties of cheese than the French!" What was (future UK Prime Minister) Liz Truss's point here?
The Juice Media's August 22, 2022 satirical video "Honest Government Ad | UK" (please be aware there's racy language; it's Australian satire) includes a presumably real clip of current UK ...
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Why was Kwasi Kwarteng sacked and Jeremy Hunt appointed as the UK finance minister?
I'm struggling to get from the news headlines why Kwasi Kwarteng was sacked. Wasn't Liz Truss the actual policymaker? Did the fact that they're friends mean that he had more autonomy to make his own ...
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Has a Prime Minister ever been appointed while in Scotland before?
Liz Truss recently met the Queen in her Scottish residence Balmoral to be invited to form a government as Prime Minister. Usually this meeting would be performed in Buckingham Palace in London, but on ...
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What were the key factors that led to Truss being a finalist in the MPs vote and then winning the popular party vote, in the UK?
Like the question says. Now that the UK Conservative Party voting is done and a new Prime Minister installed (or imminently so today), what were the factors that led to her being
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Do Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss (presently) poll poorly against Keir Starmer?
I recall reading on CNN about a complaint by an MP (who was possibly a Mordaunt supporter) along the lines that the Conservatives have already lost the next general election given the leadership ...
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What drives the appeal and nostalgia of Margaret Thatcher within UK Conservative Party?
In light of the ongoing UK Conservative leadership race, a lot has been said about the legacy of Margaret Thatcher.
In particular, one of the candidates Liz Truss often invokes the image of Thatcher ...
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What is the "religious organization" that motivated Abe Shinzo's killer?
Looking into the motive of former prime minister Abe Shinzo's suspected killer, Yamagami Tetsuya, not many details are being given in the press, but there is mention of an unnamed religious ...
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Is there enough support in the UK parliament for a no confidence vote in the PM? [closed]
Now that 148 Conservative MPs have voted against the PM, adding to the 199 Labour MPs gives a majority in the Parliament (347/650, 53%). Is it possible for the opposition to launch a no confidence ...
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Could a Conservative leader who loses the party's confidence vote refuse to resign as Prime Minister?
At time of writing, a vote of no-confidence in Boris Johnson is due to happen on the evening of 2022-06-06 between 1800 and 2000, as more than 54 letters (15% of all Conservative MPs) have been ...
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Why is the vote of no confidence on the prime minister for Conservative MPs only?
There will be a vote of no confidence in the prime minister of the UK today, but it is limited to Conservative MPs only and requires a majority of them to pass the motion. None of the media coverage I ...
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Is Boris Johnson the first serving British prime minister to be found to have broken the law?
10 Downing Street has recently confirmed that Boris Johnson, the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, will be issued a fixed penalty notice for breaching COVID-19 related laws in June 2020.
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How does Sri Lanka's semi presidential system work ? Who has more power the Prime Minister or the President? [closed]
In france the president is clearly more powerful
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How is Katrin Jakobsdottir (Prime Minister of Iceland) able to remain in office despite winning third-most seats in last election?
Link: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211128-iceland-s-ruling-coalition-agrees-on-new-government
It seems highly unusual that Katrin Jakobsdottir (Prime Minister of Iceland) is able to emerge ...
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Germany: how [un]common is it for chancellor candidates to not be leader of their own party?
Apparently Olaf Scholz is/was not the leader of the SPD, despite being the SPD's chancellor candidate.
In 2019, Scholz wanted to become SPD chairman. However, in a membership vote, he lost out to ...
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Prime minister leading a coalition government dismissing a member of the government without discussing with political partners first
Romania still does not have a full government following the crisis started in September. Back then, the prime minister (with the approval from the president) quickly dismissed a member of the ...
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Can Government Emblems be used by non-governmental entities such as PM cares fund?
This question is regarding an earlier question: Why is "PMO Cares" in India not under Right to Information?
The accepted answer was that since PM cares fund is not itself a government entity,...
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Why is the US envoy to Haiti criticising the US support for Ariel Henry as prime-minister of Haiti?
According to the recent Democracy Now article, titled, Haiti Envoy Resigns Over Mass Deportations, Blasts History of US Interventions, Daniel Foote, the US envoy to Haiti wrote in his resignation ...
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What are the obstacles to the Modi Government implementing "One Nation One Election"?
Prime minister of Republic of India Narendra Modi has emphasized on multiple occasions for the need of "One Nation One Election" Programme.
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Has a former Prime Minister ever broken a three-line whip before?
On July 13th, 2021, MPs voted against returning the budget for international aid to 0.7% after it was cut to 0.5% in the November Spending Review. Notably, several Conservative MPs voted against the ...
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What does the Haitian Constitution provide for in the case of the death of the President?
According to a statement on the Juno 7 news website by interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph, the President of Haiti, Jovenel Moïse, was assassinated during the night between the 6th and 7th of July ...
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How does Israel change its leaders without an election?
How does the Israel Constitution work in relation to the forming of a government? According to the Washington Post and the Times of Israel, Yair Lapid is supposedly creating a new government, and ...
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What's the purpose of prime ministers in presidential republics?
The US doesn't have a prime minister and is doing well without one. But many other presidential republics do have a PM. What's the purpose of prime ministers in presidential republics (note, I'm not ...
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In Sweden, are there any ramifications if the Prime Minister chooses not to observe the Government's (Cabinet's) decision?
In Sweden, the executive power is vested in the Government (i.e. The country's "Cabinet" which consists of the Prime Minister and other Ministers), as opposed to the Prime Minister.
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Do the Italians usually choose external PMs?
Italian PM Giuseppe Conte resigned on Jan. 26 (but is still in office until a successor is chosen). I was surprised to see on his Wikipedia page (emphasis mine):
Following the 2018 general election, ...
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Is regular Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) something unique to the Westminster system?
I've noticed that Prime Ministers in Westminster systems (i.e. United Kingdom, Scotland, Wales, Australia, New Zealand, etc.) are expected to answer questions in Parliament on a regular basis. This ...
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To what extent will Canada's prime minister and its governor general coordinate the upcoming Throne Speech with the queen?
After seeing Al Jazeera's Canada’s COVID-19 recovery plan to dominate Trudeau throne speech
Justin Trudeau is set to unveil ‘broad’ plan that includes healthcare and job support when Parliament ...
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How much interaction does a Prime Minister have with their constituency?
In the UK, a Prime Minister must be both the leader of their party and a Member of Parliament, at least generally speaking (this rule has never been broken to any notable degree). So, I would naively ...
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Are British Prime Ministers forbidden from cycling?
In The Guardian, 'Cycling ambitions for England move up a gear with No 10 plans',:
Johnson is, famously, a keen city cyclist himself, even if high office means he now has to be ferried about by car.
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Must parliamentary democracies hold a vote of confidence when choosing its Prime Minister?
While many parliamentarian systems require the parliament to hold a vote to confirm its Prime Minister (e.g. Germany, Ireland, Finland), that is not always the case. Here are some examples:
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How long has it taken each Prime Minister to appear in front of the Commons Liaison Committee?
On May 27th, Boris Johnson appeared before the Commons Liaison Committee, a Select Committee made up of the chairs of the other Select Committees. The UK parliament website describes the committee's ...
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When was the last time the deputising convention in Prime Minister's Questions was broken?
The BBC reports that later today, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will face Sir Keir Starmer in the first Prime Minister's Questions since the latter became the new Labour party leader. The Foreign ...
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If the UK Prime Minister dies who is "next in line" given there is no current deputy PM [duplicate]
"Because of this there is not always a sitting Deputy Prime Minister. This means that it is up to the Prime Minister to choose whether or not he/she wants to have a deputy. The position was created in ...
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How did Boris Johnson chair the cabinet meetings while he has COVID-19?
I didn't follow the UK news closely, so please enlighten me on how cabinet meetings were conducted by Boris Johnson while he has COVID-19. All I've read on this is that:
Prime Minister Boris Johnson ...
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If the UK Prime Minister suddenly dies, what happens?
With the news that Boris Johnson has tested positive for COVID-19, and was later hospitalised, a question occurred to me:
What happens if the UK Prime Minister suddenly dies?
I know that the ...
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How long is the delay period for an Israeli prime minister's resignation?
Just recently, Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein resigned to avoid having to call a vote on his own ouster (source -
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