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Why is there an indirect election for the president?
Examples of indirect election are found in many countries. The President of the United States is elected indirectly. When the electoral college sits, soon after the election, it formally elects the candidate that has won a majority of the members of the electoral college.
Is the presidential election direct or indirect?
The election of the president and the vice president of the United States is an indirect election in which citizens of the United States who are registered to vote in one of the fifty U.S. states or in Washington, D.C., cast ballots not directly for those offices, but instead for members of the Electoral College.
Who is elected directly in India?
The Union Legislature (Parliament) has two houses – the Lok Sabha (the lower house, elected by the people of India from individual, simple majority constituencies) and the Rajya Sabha (the upper house, elected by the State Legislatures who in turn are directly elected by the people on the same lines as the Lok Sabha).
Who is elected through direct election?
The MPs (members of parliament), MLAs (members of the legislature), and members of the local bodies are elected by direct election. By contrast, in an indirect election, the voters elect a body which in turn elects the officeholder in question.
Is the president directly elected?
In other U.S. elections, candidates are elected directly by popular vote. But the president and vice president are not elected directly by citizens. Instead, they’re chosen by “electors” through a process called the Electoral College. The process of using electors comes from the Constitution.
How is the Prime Minister of India elected?
India has a Parliamentary System of Democracy. The PM is elected by the People of India whose party has a majority of Members in Lower House (Lok Sabha). Only in Presidential system the President will be directly elected.
Can the Lok Sabha remove the Prime Minister of a country?
Lok Sabha can remove the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers even before the expiry of their term. Since the Prime Minister is appointed by the President there is no need for it. Direct election of the Prime Minister will involve lot of expenditure on election.
What is the ultimate power of the Government of India?
The Government of India is an elected Government and hence ultimate power lies with the people of India. In addition, the head of the country, i.e. President of India is an elected person.
What happens when a bill is introduced in the Indian Parliament?
When a bill is introduced in the Parliament, Parliament can pass the bill and before the bill becomes an act, it has to be presented to the Indian President for his approval. It is on the President of India to either reject the bill, return the bill or withhold his assent to the bill.