chief of state
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the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government
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Executive branch The president, elected by popular vote for a five-year term, is both the chief of state and head of government; post of vice president is currently vacant; under the 1960 constitution, the post is reserved for a Turkish Cypriot.
He or she is both the chief of state and head of government, heading the Federal Executive Council, or cabinet.
Note: the president is both the chief of state and head of government Public protests against the President in 2011 and early 2012 were triggered by the arrest of a judge accused of corruption, which drew the judiciary into opposition.
The president is both the chief of state and head of government.
The president is chief of state, chairs a council of ministers, appoints a prime minister, who with the legislature’s consent, serves as head of government.