A federal republic is a federation of states with a republican form of government. At its core, the literal meaning of the word republic when used to reference a form of government means: "a country that is governed by elected representatives and by an elected leader (such as a president) rather than by a monarch". ... Parliamentary republic ...

The BMZ coordinates the development cooperation of the Federal Republic of Germany. A life in freedom and security for all people, without poverty, flight and ecological destruction - German development policy aims to get a little closer to this ideal. With over 60 partner countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe, we are shaping the future

The Federal Parliament of Somalia elects the President and Prime Minister and has the authority to pass and veto laws. It is bicameral, and consists of a 275-seat lower house, as well as an upper house, capped at 54 representatives. By law, at least 30% of all MPs must be women. The current Members of parliament were selected by a Technical Selection Committee, which was tasked …

Homepage of the German Bundestag, the national parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany

A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democratic governance of a state (or subordinate entity) where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the support ("confidence") of the legislature, typically a parliament, to which it is accountable.In a parliamentary system, the head of state is usually a person distinct from the …

A republic (from Latin res publica 'public affair') is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state."Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th centuries, the term was used to imply a state with a democratic or representative constitution (constitutional ...

The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe.It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yugoslavia occurring as a consequence of the Yugoslav Wars.Spanning an area of 255,804 square kilometres (98,766 sq mi) in the …

Federal elections were held in Germany on 18 September 2005 to elect the members of the 16th Bundestag.The snap election was called after the government's defeat in a state election, which caused them to intentionally lose a motion of confidence to trigger an early federal election. The outgoing government was a coalition of the centre-left Social Democratic Party of Germany …

Federal monarchy, a federation of monarchies; Federation, or Federal state (federal system), a type of government characterized by both a central (federal) government and states or regional governments that are partially self-governing; a union of states; Federal republic, a federation which is a republic; Federalism, a political philosophy

The Federal Assembly (Russian: Федера́льное Собра́ние, tr. Federalnoye Sobraniye, IPA: [fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnəjə sɐˈbranʲɪjə]) is the national legislature of the Russian Federation, according to the Constitution of the Russian Federation (1993). It was preceded by the Supreme Soviet of Russia.. It consists of the State Duma, which is the lower house, and the Federation ...