Presidential

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The head of the executive (a president, or an elected governor in some territories) is elected by the citizens for a fixed term and heads the government, which does not depend on the legislature's confidence.

Source: Cheibub, Elkins and Ginsburg (2014), 'Beyond Presidentialism and Parliamentarism', British Journal of Political Science 44(3)

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