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Presidential System

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Ignas Kleden
· 10 minutes read
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Like a ship that’s sailing or docked, every state system has an authority that acts as an “anchor” so that the ship is not carried away by the tide but moored at a location at will.

In a monarchical system, the captain of the governance ship is the prime minister but the anchor of the ship is the king or queen. The PM is the head of government while the king or queen is the head of state. The PM sets the sailing course for a particular destination and regulates the duties and responsibilities of the crew. However, when a storm hits, the ship is anchored at a secure location so that it does not sink. Under such analogy, in a monarchy the king or queen does not have an executive function but a moral or symbolic one, which is very important to maintaining political integration and balance.

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