Whats the difference between prime minister and president?

A president is head of a state.

A prime minister is head of a government.

A president is elected directly by the people.

A prime minister is the leader of a political party and the party representatives are elected by the people.

Is one more important than the other? It depends on the country you live in. As you are Canadian and therefore don't have a president, I'm going to say the prime minister is more important for you, as he can affect your life on a daily basis.

A prime minister is the "head of government", meaning that they control the country's administration and executive. The president is the "head of state", which is the person who is formally in charge of the country. Most presidents are also the head of government as well (in countries that have a prime minister, the head of state is usually someone else and is more ceremonial).

The exact power between the two varies depending on country, but generally presidents have more power. Prime ministers rule because their political party has a majority in that country's legislature, and hence they need the support of the legislature to keep going. Presidents do not.

So for instance, the Canadian PM gets his power because his party has the most seats in the Canadian House of Commons. If he loses the support of the house he has to resign. The US president, however, doesn't have to worry about that (you'll note that Obama is still the president even though the Republicans control the house of representatives) and can keep going until the next election.

Some countries have both a president and a PM. If they do, usually the PM is the one who effectively runs things and the president is a ceremonial figure. If they only have one, whichever one they have is usually the one who runs the show.

it's two different types of government.

The government in the United States has a President that serves for either four or eight years and is voted for by the people. The president in the united states does not have full control over the government, though. Our government has three equal branches. (judicial, executive, and legislative.) The president is the leader of the executive branch. The current president of the United States is being talked about a lot right now because the new election is coming up, and he is the first african american to be the president.

In another type of government there is a prime minister, who is also a political figure. I'm not sure exactly what they do because my country does not have one.

yes president is more important ! Because president has the power to remove the person on the post of prime minister ! President have more powers than prime minister ! and all the major decisions are taken by president than prime minister ! thats why u always hear in news that all things about president !!!!

It's very similar, our governments are very similar. The president is elected by the people, where as the prime minister is usually selected by parliament. Having that said, usually the president is more of a celebrity, but each have virtually equal power!

Good luck!

You can have a "vote of no confidence" and get rid of a bad prime minister. A bad president you're stuck with until his term is up.

It is essentially the same thing.