> In school the PM was always explained as "their version of President". In US terms the role of the PM in European parliamentary democracies is closer to the

> In school the PM was always explained as "their version of President". In US terms the role of the PM in European parliamentary democracies is closer to the role of the head of a US government agency than the president, i.e. the head of the DOD, USDA, DOE etc. Except the role of this "agency" is "run the country". But it's the same in the sense that the head of a US agency serves at the pleasure of the president, the PM serves at the pleasure of parliament.