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Why do some countries have a governor general and others have a president?
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∙ 11y ago
Australia has a Governor-General because its head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who resides primarily in the United Kingdom, and is the head of state of 16 independent countries. As such, it would be very difficult for her to personally perform all of Australia's necessary state functions, so the Queen appoints a Governor-General as her representative, who performs almost all of the duties of the head of state on her behalf.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoA president is a democratically elected head of state. The president in some countries (eg US, France) is not just a ceremonial protrusion but part of government, while elsewhere the role is ceremonial (eg Ireland).
A Governor General is usually a local citizen appointed to be a "stand in" head of state for a Monarch who is not always resident in that country. In this case the government of the country is by a local, democratically elected parliament, the Governor general (and Monarch's) role is entirely ceremonial.
Countries with a president have usually deposed their Monarchies.
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