Is the Indian Prime Minister head of state? I suspect they'd have tremendous difficulty finding a separate symbolic office around which they could all rally should the government stagger. Turtle Fan 03:59, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
- There is a president who is head of state. The PM does all the heavy lifting.
- The only country I can think of where there is both a President and a PM, with the Prez having real power, is France. TR 04:13, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
- Ukrainian Presidents do all right for themselves. I don't remember whether the PM or the Pres is on the right side of the see-saw, but they split power, unevenly; both have some.
- Oh, and Russia. Can't believe I almost forgot. Granted, these days it's the PM who rules the roost, but that's only because he hasn't eroded enough democracy to return to the presidency.
- Yeah, I didn't really count Russia in light of recent events. TR 08:02, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
- Any Parliamentary systems where the PM is head of state, with no Presidents, Kings, Emperors, Governors-General, et cetera? Turtle Fan 04:33, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
- None that I can think of. TR 08:02, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
- Nor can I.
- Hmm. I'll have to make one. Turtle Fan 17:08, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
- By the way, I just looked up the President of India. I was a little surprised to find she's a woman, though I don't know why I should be; the important office was famously filled by a woman decades ago, long before Mrs Thatcher broke that glass ceiling in the West.
- More to the point, Madame President is a homely old broad. Turtle Fan 04:49, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
Not sure why people think leaving random letters is amusing. TR 21:38, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
- I was wondering that myself. Maybe I'll try it some time and see what the buzz is all about. Turtle Fan 21:48, 2 February 2009 (UTC)