word | | Executive branch |
| elected | Sierra Leone | ... the approval of the House of Representatives; the cabinet is responsible to the president elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last ... |
| elected | Singapore | ... HENG Chee How (since 21 May 2011) cabinet: appointed by president, responsible to parliament elections: president elected by popular vote for six-year term; election last held on 27 August 2011 (next ... |
| elected | Sint Maarten | ... the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch for a six-year term; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is usually elected prime minister by the legislature |
| elected | Slovakia | ... 2010) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last ... |
| elected | Slovenia | ... Borut PAHOR (since 7 November 2008) cabinet: Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister and elected by the National Assembly elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term ... |
| elected | Solomon Islands | ... legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of a majority coalition usually elected prime minister by parliament; deputy prime minister appointed by the governor general on the advice ... |
| elected | Somalia | ... June 2011) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the prime minister and approved by the Transitional Federal Assembly election results: Sheikh SHARIF Sheikh Ahmed elected president by the expanded Transitional Federal Assembly in Djibouti |
| elected | South Africa | ... Deputy President Kgalema MOTLANTHE (since 11 May 2009) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president elections: president elected by the National Assembly for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election ... |
| elected | South Sudan | ... Ministers; appointed by the president and approved by a resolution from the Legislative Assembly elections: president elected by popular vote for a four year term; election last held on 11-15 April 2010 ... |
| elected | Spain | ... majority party or the leader of the majority coalition usually proposed president by the monarch and elected by the National Assembly; election last held on 20 November 2011 (next to be held ... |