Editing Prime minister (section)

=== In monarchies and in republics ===
[[File:Secretary Pompeo and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (43814329771) (Mahathir cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Mahathir Mohamad]], the [[Prime Minister of Malaysia]] for over 24 years (1981–2003, 2018–2020), is known for his role in modernizing the country's economy.]]
The post of prime minister may be encountered both in constitutional [[monarch]]ies (such as [[Prime Minister of Belgium|Belgium]], [[Prime Minister of Denmark|Denmark]], [[Prime Minister of Japan|Japan]], [[Prime Minister of Luxembourg|Luxembourg]], the [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands|Netherlands]], [[Prime Minister of Norway|Norway]], [[Prime Minister of Malaysia|Malaysia]], [[Prime Minister of Morocco|Morocco]], [[Prime Minister of Spain|Spain]],{{notetag | Although the roles of the Spanish head of government coincide with the definition of a 'prime minister', in Spain the position is in fact referred to as 'the Presidency of the Government'.}} [[Prime Minister of Sweden|Sweden]], [[Prime Minister of Thailand|Thailand]], [[Prime Minister of Canada|Canada]], [[Prime Minister of Australia|Australia]], [[Prime Minister of New Zealand|New Zealand]], and the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]) and in [[parliamentary republic]]s, in which the head of state is an elected official (such as [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh|Bangladesh]], [[Prime Minister of Finland|Finland]], the [[Prime Minister of the Czech Republic|Czech Republic]], [[Prime Minister of France|France]], [[Prime Minister of Greece|Greece]], [[Prime Minister of Hungary|Hungary]], [[Prime Minister of India|India]], [[Prime Minister of Indonesia|Indonesia (1945–66)]], [[Taoiseach|Ireland]], [[Prime Minister of Nigeria|Nigeria (1960–66)]], [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Pakistan]], [[Prime Minister of Montenegro|Montenegro]], [[Prime Minister of Croatia|Croatia]], [[Prime Minister of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]], [[Prime Minister of Romania|Romania]], [[Prime Minister of Serbia|Serbia]], [[Prime Minister of Turkey|Turkey (1923–2018)]] and [[Prime Minister of Italy|Italy]]). See also "[[First Minister]]", "[[Premier]]", "[[Chief Minister]]", "[[Chancellor]]", "[[Taoiseach]]", "Minister of State (''Statsminister'')", "President of the Government", "President of the Council of Ministers" and "[[Secretary of State]]": alternative titles usually equivalent in meaning to, or translated as, "prime minister". Both [[Indonesia]] and [[Nigeria]] lost their positions as prime ministers in 1966. [[Brazil]], [[Iran]], the [[Philippines]] and [[Turkey]] also lost their positions as prime ministers. [[Chile]], [[Mexico]], [[Switzerland]] and the [[United States]] never had positions as prime ministers.

This contrasts with the [[presidential system]], in which the [[President (government title)|president]] (or equivalent) is both the head of state and the head of the government. In some [[Presidential system|presidential]] and all [[Semi-presidential system|semi-presidential]] systems, such as those of [[Politics of Algeria|Algeria]], [[Politics of Argentina|Argentina]], [[Politics of China|China]], [[Politics of France|France]], [[Politics of Poland|Poland]], [[Politics of Russia|Russia]], [[Politics of South Korea|South Korea]] or [[Politics of Ukraine|Ukraine]], the prime minister is an official generally appointed by the president but usually approved by the legislature and responsible for carrying out the directives of the president and managing the civil service. The [[Premier of the Republic of China|premier]] of the [[Politics of the Republic of China|Republic of China (Taiwan)]] is also appointed by the [[President of the Republic of China|president]] but does not require any approval by the legislature.{{cn|date=August 2023}}

Appointment of the prime minister of France does not require any approval by the parliament either, but the parliament may force the resignation of the government. In these systems, it is possible for the president and the prime minister to be from different political parties if the legislature is controlled by a party different from that of the president. When it arises, such a state of affairs is usually referred to as (political) [[cohabitation (government)|cohabitation]].{{cn|date=August 2023}}