Politics

The invasion of the Emirate of Kuwait by Ba'athist Iraq in 1990 led to the seven-month-long Iraqi occupation of Kuwait.

April 1, 2019 12:48

Chile's government is a representative democratic republic with the President serving as the head of both state and government.

April 1, 2019 12:43

Madagascar is a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, wherein the Prime Minister is the head of government.

April 1, 2019 12:42

The prime minister of Ethiopia is nominated by the president from among the members of the House of People’s Representative. 

April 1, 2019 12:40

Argentina is a is a presidential representative democratic republic where the President is Head of both State and Government.

April 1, 2019 12:22

The Kingdom of Denmark is a constitutional monarchy in which the monarch is the head of state and cabinet is the primary executive organ.

April 1, 2019 12:21

Israel is a parliamentary democracy wherein top executive power is exercised by the Cabinet of Ministers, legislative power by the Knesset, and law interpretation overseen by a judicial selection committee.

April 1, 2019 12:20

Syria is formally a unitary republic wherein the Prime Minister is the Head of Government and the President is the Head of State.

April 1, 2019 12:18

The Indonesian government works within the framework of a presidential representative democratic republic wherein the President is the head of both state and government.

April 1, 2019 12:14

Haiti is a semi-presidential republic with a multiparty system wherein the President of Haiti is the Head of State and Government.

April 1, 2019 12:12

South Korea's President is the Head of State, Chief Executive, and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.

April 1, 2019 12:09

Ukraine's President is the country's head of state. Unlike in most countries, the role encompasses all 3 branches of government, not just the executive.

April 1, 2019 12:03

The Government of the French Republic is comprised of the Prime Minister, who is the head of the government, alongside the ministerial council, Parliament, and judicial branch.

April 1, 2019 11:52

The three US states with the highest voter turnouts in the Presidential elections are Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Maine.

April 1, 2019 11:35

The Croatian Prime Minister is appointed by the President to act as the Head of Government. He or she is the most powerful and influential state officer in the Croatian system of government.

April 1, 2019 11:22

The President of Turkey serves as the head of state of the Republic. The role is more of a ceremonial one, but the president still plays an important part in the country.

April 1, 2019 11:12

Switzerland is the closest state in the world to having a direct democracy, where citizens' votes may challenge any law at the federal level.

March 28, 2019 15:29

The Republic of Korea is a democratic republic with three principal branches of government, the executive, legislative, and judicial.

March 28, 2019 15:25

The presidential elections of the United States, one of the most powerful countries on Earth, have been associated with numerous controversies through the years.

March 28, 2019 15:19

The Portuguese Government, President of the Republic, Assembly of the Republic, and the courts are the four sovereignty bodies comprising the country's government.

March 28, 2019 15:08