The powers of the president in presidential and parliamentary system : a comparative study

Abstract EN

Every community with pillars of a state, should have a highest head known as the President of the State.

The President exercises his powers in the state, irrespective of its name.

However, the presidential powers are not equally vested across the countries, but distinct to each state.

In the system of the Republican presidential, the president is considered as the supreme leader with the ultimate exercutive power of the State and the government.

On the contrary, President of the monarchy normally designates the prime minister to lead the government.

Meanwhile, one of the presidential activities is the general overseeing of external and the internal state policies as well as the oversight of government activities.

Also, the President of a State enjoys many authorities that overlap with executive and the legislative authorities and even within the judiciary tiers of govenemnt.

On the other hand, the powers of the president in the parliamentary system, differes with those of the president in a presidential system.

Thus, the powers of the president in a parliamentary system are are viewed as pro forma in the eyes of the ministry as he is responsible for his works, while Powers of the president in a presidential system are considered tangible in the eyes of his Congress.