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Parliamentary republic

A parliamentary republic is a republic that operates under a parliamentary system of government where the executive branch (the government) derives its legitimacy from and is accountable to the legislature (the parliament). There are a number of variations of parliamentary republics. Most have a clear differentiation between the head of government and the head of state, with the head of government holding real power, much like constitutional monarchies (however in some countries the head of state, regardless of whether the country's system is a parliamentary republic or a constitutional monarchy, has 'reserve powers' given to use at their discretion in order to act as a non-partisan 'referee' of the political process and ensure the nation's constitution is upheld). Some have combined the roles of head of state and head of government, much like presidential systems, but with a dependency upon parliamentary power. For the first case mentioned above, the form of e...

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This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:  "Parliamentary republic" – news  · newspapers  · books  · scholar  · JSTOR ( February 2019 ) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) In contrast to republics operating under either the presidential system or the semi-presidential system, the head of state usually does not have executive powers as an executive president would (some may have 'reserve powers' or a bit more influence beyond that), because many of those powers have been granted to a head of government (usually called a prime minister). clarification needed However, in a parliamentary republic with a head of state whose tenure is dependent on parliament, the head of government and head of state can form one office (as in Botswana, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, and South Africa), but the presid...

Historical development

Typically, parliamentary republics are states that were previously constitutional monarchies with a parliamentary system, with the position of head of state given to a monarch. Following the defeat of Napoleon III in the Franco-Prussian War, France once again became a republic – the French Third Republic – in 1870. The President of the Third Republic had significantly less executive powers than those of the previous two republics had. The Third Republic lasted until the invasion of France by Nazi Germany in 1940. Following the end of the war, the French Fourth Republic was constituted along similar lines in 1946. The Fourth Republic saw an era of great economic growth in France and the rebuilding of the nation's social institutions and industry after the war, and played an important part in the development of the process of European integration, which changed the continent permanently. Some attempts were made to strengthen the executive branch of government to prevent the unstable ...

List of modern parliamentary republics

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Full parliamentary republics Country Head of state elected by Cameral structure Parliamentary republic adopted Previous government form Notes   Albania Parliament, by three-fifths majority Unicameral 1991 One-party state   Armenia Parliament, by absolute majority Unicameral 2018note Semi-presidential republic   Austria Direct election, by two-round system Bicameral 1945 One-party state (as part of Nazi Germany, see Anschluss )   Bangladesh Parliament Unicameral 1991note Presidential republic   Bosnia and Herzegovina Direct election of collective head of state, by first-past-the-post vote Bicameral 1991 One-party state (part of Yugoslavia) Bulgaria Direct election, by two-round system Unicameral 1991 One-party state Croatia Direct election, by two-round system Unicameral 2000 Semi-presidential republic   Czech Republic Direct election, by two-round system (since 2013; previously parliament, by majority) Bicameral ...