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 | | Other examples of Heads of State in parliamentary systems using greater powers than normal due either to ambiguous constitutions or unprecedented national emergencies, such as the decision by King Léopold III of the Belgians to surrender on behalf of his state to the invading German army in 1940, against the will of his government. |
 | | Judging that his responsibility to the nation by virtue of his coronation oath required him to act, he believed that his government's decision to fight rather than surrender was mistaken and would damage Belgium. |
 | | However, the Canadian Letters of Creedence and Recall continue to be issued in the name of, and addressed to the Governor General alone. |
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