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.
Why is it not ...
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Eligibility criteria to become the prime minister of India and what is "office of profit"?
Eligibility
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.
What do countries do about the ...
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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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