Non-Executive Presidencies in Parliamentary Democracies

This primer explores the ranges of roles and responsibilities that are sometimes assigned to a non-executive (symbolic) president in a parliamentary system.&ampnbsp This is different from a "hybrid" system of government where a president and prime-minister each have substantial power.&ampnbsp The primer also examines the election and tenure of non-executive presidents and provides examples of countries that incorporate a non-executive president.