List of current heads of state and government
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This is a list of current heads of state and government, showing heads of state and heads of government where different, mainly in parliamentary systems; often a leader is both in presidential systems or dictatorships. Some states have semi-presidential systems where the head of government role is fulfilled by both the listed head of government and the head of state.
The list includes the names of the recently elected heads of state who will take office on an appointed date.
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[edit] States recognised by the United Nations
[edit] States recognised by United Nations member states
[edit] States not recognised by any United Nations members
This list encompasses the leaders of geo-political entities that lack significant international recognition. The degree of control these entities exert over their claimed territories may vary.
| State | Head of state | Head of government |
|---|---|---|
 Nagorno-Karabakh |
President Bako Sahakyan | Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan |
 Somaliland |
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 Transnistria |
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[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o In the Commonwealth realms (with the exception of the United Kingdom), the head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, is represented by a Governor General.
- ^ The three-member presidency is the head of state collectively.
- ^ The Presidency Council serves as the collective head of state with the president at its head.
- ^ The Preface to the Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea states, "The DPRK and the entire Korean people will uphold the great leader Comrade Kim Il-sung as the eternal President of the Republic, defend and carry forward his ideas and exploits and complete the Juche revolution under the leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea." Kim Il Sung died in 1994.
- ^ The President of the Swiss Confederation serves solely in a primus inter pares capacity for one year.
- ^ Abbas's presidency expired on 9 January 2009 but he unilaterally extended his term for another year. Haniyeh, as the Speaker of the House, would succeed Abbas were he to have died or been expelled from office. The two major political parties in Palestine, Fatah and Hamas disagree about who the legitimate President currently is.
- ^ As part of the Fatah-Hamas conflict, essentially a civil war, Abbas dismissed Haniyeh and chose Fayyed as PM without parlimentary approval. The two major political parties in Palestine, Fatah and Hamas disagree about who the legitimate Prime Minister currently is.
- ^ On November 12, 2006 the Salvation Union of South Ossetia, opposing the leadership of Eduard Kokoity, held an alternative presidential election, in which former South Ossetian Prime Minister Dmitry Sanakoyev was chosen as the president of the alternative government of South Ossetia.
[edit] See also
- List of current foreign ministers
- List of current heads of government of dependencies
- List of elected or appointed female heads of government
- List of elected or appointed female heads of state
- List of national legislatures
- Lists of office-holders
- List of political parties
- List of state leaders by date
- List of state leaders by year
- List of state leaders in 2009
- Lists of state leaders
[edit] External links
- Rulers.org List of rulers throughout time and places
