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DEFINITION:
Basis of executive legitimacy.
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| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Albania | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Algeria | Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Andorra | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Angola | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Argentina | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Armenia | Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Australia | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Austria | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Azerbaijan | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Bahrain | Monarch personally exercises power in concert with other institutions |
| Bangladesh | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Barbados | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Belarus | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Belgium | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Belize | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Benin | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Bhutan | Monarch personally exercises power in concert with other institutions |
| Bolivia | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Botswana | Presidency and ministry are subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Brazil | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Brunei | All authority vested in absolute monarch |
| Bulgaria | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Burkina Faso | Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Burma | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Burundi | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Cambodia | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Cameroon | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Canada | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Cape Verde | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Central African Republic | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Chad | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Chile | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| China | Power constitutionally linked to a single political movement |
| Colombia | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Comoros | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Costa Rica | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Croatia | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Cuba | Power constitutionally linked to a single political movement |
| Cyprus | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Czech Republic | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Denmark | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Djibouti | Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Dominica | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Dominican Republic | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| East Timor | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Ecuador | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Egypt | No constitutionally-defined basis to current regime |
| El Salvador | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Equatorial Guinea | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Eritrea | Power constitutionally linked to a single political movement |
| Estonia | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Ethiopia | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Federated States of Micronesia | Presidency and ministry are subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Fiji | No constitutionally-defined basis to current regime |
| Finland | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| France | Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Gabon | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Georgia | Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Germany | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Ghana | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Greece | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Grenada | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Guatemala | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Guinea | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Guinea-Bissau | Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Guyana | Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Haiti | Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | All authority vested in absolute monarch |
| Honduras | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Hungary | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Iceland | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| India | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Indonesia | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Iran | Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Iraq | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Ireland | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Israel | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Italy | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Jamaica | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Japan | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Jordan | Monarch personally exercises power in concert with other institutions |
| Kazakhstan | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Kenya | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Kiribati | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Kosovo | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Kuwait | Monarch personally exercises power in concert with other institutions |
| Kyrgyzstan | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Laos | Power constitutionally linked to a single political movement |
| Latvia | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Lebanon | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Lesotho | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Liberia | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Libya | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Liechtenstein | Monarch personally exercises power in concert with other institutions |
| Lithuania | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Luxembourg | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Madagascar | Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Malawi | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Malaysia | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Maldives | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Mali | Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Malta | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Marshall Islands | Presidency and ministry are subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Mauritania | Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Mauritius | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Mexico | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Moldova | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Monaco | Monarch personally exercises power in concert with other institutions |
| Mongolia | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Montenegro | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Morocco | Monarch personally exercises power in concert with other institutions |
| Mozambique | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Namibia | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Nauru | Presidency and ministry are subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Nepal | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Netherlands | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| New Zealand | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Nicaragua | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Niger | Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Nigeria | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| North Korea | Power constitutionally linked to a single political movement |
| Norway | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Oman | All authority vested in absolute monarch |
| Pakistan | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Palau | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Palestine | Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Panama | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Papua New Guinea | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Paraguay | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Peru | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Philippines | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Poland | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Portugal | Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Qatar | All authority vested in absolute monarch |
| Republic of Macedonia | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Republic of the Congo | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Romania | Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Russia | Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Rwanda | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Saint Lucia | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Samoa | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| San Marino | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Saudi Arabia | All authority vested in absolute monarch |
| Senegal | Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Serbia | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Seychelles | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Sierra Leone | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Singapore | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Slovakia | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Slovenia | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Solomon Islands | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Somalia | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| South Africa | Presidency and ministry are subject to parliamentary confidence |
| South Korea | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| South Sudan | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Spain | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Sri Lanka | Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Sudan | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Suriname | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Swaziland | All authority vested in absolute monarch |
| Sweden | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Switzerland | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Syria | Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Taiwan | Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Tajikistan | Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Tanzania | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Thailand | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| The Bahamas | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| The Gambia | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Togo | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Tonga | Monarch personally exercises power in concert with other institutions |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Tunisia | Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Turkey | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Turkmenistan | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Tuvalu | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Uganda | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Ukraine | Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| United Arab Emirates | Monarch personally exercises power in concert with other institutions |
| United Kingdom | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| United States | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Uruguay | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Uzbekistan | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Vanuatu | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Venezuela | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Vietnam | Power constitutionally linked to a single political movement |
| Yemen | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Zambia | Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Zimbabwe | Presidency is independent of legislature |
