The Government system in Arab countries

The Government system in Arab countries

Does the government system vary between Arab countries?

The governmental system in Arab countries obviously, varies from country to country depending, on how history left its mark on them. Whether it was direct or indirect, it doesn’t matter anymore since it has already affected them.

How many main branches are to help differentiate the governmental systems     

      in Arab countries?

There are 2 main branches that help differentiate the types of governmental systems in the Arab countries. These branches are: the monarchical system, and the republic system. 

The following countries have a monarchical system: 

The Kingdom of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia ,The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, The Kingdom of  Morocco, Qatar.

These 7 countries are under the rule of a monarch, each having a different type of monarchical rule, varying from a constitutional monarchy to  absolute monarchy.

The last 11 countries are  republics and they are as following:

Iran, Israel, Libya, Sudan, Tunisia, Yemen, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and UAE*. Some are democratic states while others are authoritarian states and depending on their governmental form the power may reside in the parliament or the head of the state.

Are there any differences between a monarchical government and a republic    

government in Arab countries?

As a matter of fact, there are quite a few differences that should be mentioned. The monarchical system is ruled by a monarch, which in most cases he/she is just a symbol of the nation and doesn’t have much power in political affairs. But, in Arab countries the emir or king holds nearly the entire power and the king cannot be elected, since the position is hereditary in the royal family. The ruling monarch also has a few bureaus that help him in administrative  and political business.

The republic system is ruled by a president, prime minister etc. depending on the country’s constitution, but they are  generally referred to as head of the state. The head of the state, shares his/her power with the government and has the ability to use the Veto vote. He/she can be  has to be elected through voting by the people and if the head of the state isn’t suitable he/she can be replaced. Some Arab countries they refer to themselves as a democratic state or parliamentary democratic state but, regardless on how they refer to themselves a country that isn’t ruled by a monarch is considered a republic.

In conclusion, I would like to say that, indifferently of the government system 

present in these Arab countries and around the world, the people will always fight for their rights, freedom and their liberty of speech and they will always oppose tyrannical leadership of the monarch or dictator.   

            UAE*=United Arab Emirates is a federation of 7 emirates, each having one                            emir that rules their respective emirate but they respond directly to the chosen president of the UAE. Being led by a president means that the UAE is  a republic.