Parliamentary Government
In parliamentary form of government, citizens do not vote directly for a chief executive. They vote for the legislative representatives or members of parliament who are organized into a few political parties. This in turn suggest that the parliamentary form of government by itself is not an index of democracy or authoritarianism characterizing any given state.
But all parliamentary systems have in common a close institutional relationship between the executive and legislative branches of government. The chief executive is a prime minister selects other ministers of government which constitutes the cabinet or council of ministers.
Each cabinet minister is responsible for administering a particular department or ministry i.e. defence, education, interior affairs, foreign affairs, justice, finance and so on. And the cabinet is voted into or out of executive office by a majority of the parliament.
But all parliamentary systems have in common a close institutional relationship between the executive and legislative branches of government. The chief executive is a prime minister selects other ministers of government which constitutes the cabinet or council of ministers.
Each cabinet minister is responsible for administering a particular department or ministry i.e. defence, education, interior affairs, foreign affairs, justice, finance and so on. And the cabinet is voted into or out of executive office by a majority of the parliament.