The party in power.
No, a country can have a Prime Minister and not have a king or queen. A prime minister is the leader of the political party that is in power.
The head of a political party is known as a party leader. Some examples are a President, prime minister, and general secretary.
The Labour Party, with Tony Blair as Prime Minister.
It depends on their form of government. The Prime Minister of England for example gains power through voting for a political party, and theire nominee prime minister.
The leader of the party that wins the General Election is automatically the Prime Minister.
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Prime Minister
In the British Parliament, the Prime Minister is the head of the Political Party voted into power by the Electorate (the people registered to vote). But, even the Prime Minister needs the support and backing from his or her party. Therefore, it could be said that the real head is the governing party as a whole.
Stephen Harper our Prime Minister.
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Australian Labor Party with Julia Gillard as Prime Minister is the dominant party at present it depends however on the backing of several independents to hold its position as the government. 2011