What is the Presidential form of government? Which countries follow this model of government?

● In some countries, the President is both the head of the state and the head of the government.

● He is directly elected by the people.

● He chooses and appoints all Ministers.

● He does not need the support of the majority of members in the Congress and neither is he answerable to them.

● He has a fixed tenure of 4 years and completes it even if his party does not have a majority in Congress.

● This system is called the Presidential form of Government due to the centrality of the President.

● The countries that follow this model of government are Latin America and many of the ex-Soviet Union countries