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In a General Election the leader of the Party with the most seats in the House of Commons becomes PM.
Britain does not actually elect its Prime Minister as noted above it is the party which wins the most seats in a general election which is asked to form the next Government. Usually the leader of that party (who is chosen by its Party members) would then become PM. This system means that it would be possible for the PM and the Party leader to be two different people if the Party in question chose to select a new leader but the sitting PM refused to step down as PM.
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Does Portugal have both a president and a prime minister?
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