Syria -
- Republic under an authoritarian regime
- Leader - Bashar al-Assad
- Bashar al-Assad's dad was poor and rose up into becoming a government official
- Been under this type of government for 73 years
- 73.42 percent of the population votes
- Most of the votes came from people who were threatened by Assad that if you didn't vote for him, he would bomb you and your house
- Syria has 7 year presidency terms. He will be in office until 2021.
Germany
Angela Merkel -
leader of Christian Democratic Union
- President can nominate a new chancellor
- Named the most powerful women in the world
Joachim Gauck -
independent political party
- Group of people in the government can elect a new president
Elections:
People are elected
by the bundestag
Held every four
years
United Kingdom
- Constitutional Monarchy - has been around since 1066 and devoloped over several centuries
- Commonwealth of centuries - has 54 members
- The prime minister (David Cameron) has no term limits. He stays in office as long as he can keep the confidence of the House of Commons
- He became prime minister in 2010
- Leader of the conservative par
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