Difference between revisions of "President for Life"
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| − | + | An office in countries were there is technically a Republican system in place, but the President serves indefinitely, much like a monarch. The office is often associated with dictatorship’s and personality cults, and many governments view leaders taking such a title as illegitimate, lacking neither a democratic or royal mandate. One notable democratic exception is Sarzonia, where President [[Sarzo]] serves a defacto life time term, although not without major criticism from other democratic nations. | |
Revision as of 02:47, 8 April 2006
An office in countries were there is technically a Republican system in place, but the President serves indefinitely, much like a monarch. The office is often associated with dictatorship’s and personality cults, and many governments view leaders taking such a title as illegitimate, lacking neither a democratic or royal mandate. One notable democratic exception is Sarzonia, where President Sarzo serves a defacto life time term, although not without major criticism from other democratic nations.
