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Government > Executive branch Stats: compare key data on Botswana & Italy

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  • Cabinet: Cabinet includes the official name for any body of high-ranking advisers roughly comparable to a U.S. Cabinet. Also notes the method for selection of members.
  • Chief of state: The name and title of any person or role roughly equivalent to a U.S. Chief of State. This means the titular leader of the country who represents the state at official and ceremonial functions but may not be involved with the day-to-day activities of the government
  • Election results: Election results includes the percent of vote for each candidate in the last election (if any)
  • Elections: Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election
  • Head of government: Head of government includes the name and title of the top administrative leader who is designated to manage the day-to-day activities of the government. For example, in the UK, the monarch is the chief of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. In the US, the president is both the chief of state and the head of government.
STAT Botswana Italy HISTORY
Cabinet Cabinet appointed by the president Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister and nominated by the President of the Republic
Chief of state President Seretse Khama Ian KHAMA (since 1 April 2008); Vice President Ponatshego KEDIKILWE (since 2 August 2012) President Giorgio NAPOLITANO (since 15 May 2006)
Election results Seretse Khama Ian KHAMA elected president; percent of National Assembly vote - NA Giorgio NAPOLITANO elected president on the sixth round of voting; electoral college vote - 739
Elections president indirectly elected for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 20 October 2009 (next to be held in October 2014); vice president appointed by the president president elected by an electoral college consisting of both houses of parliament and 58 regional representatives for a seven-year term (no term limits); election last held on 24-25 February 2013 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister appointed by the president and confirmed by parliament
Head of government President Seretse Khama Ian KHAMA (since 1 April 2008); Vice President Ponatshego KEDIKILWE (since 2 August 2012) Prime Minister Enrico LETTA (since 17 April 2013)

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011

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