The official estimates is that the salary of the 44-year-old President of USA Barack Obama equals to $400 000. It's the highest level of salary among all the politicians of the planet. The newly elected President of the United States Donald Trump, whose financial position reaches $3,7 billion, generously backed out of such a high salary. The politician evaluated his salary in $1.
The official salary of Justin Trudeau accounts for $260 000. That way the Prime Minister of Canada takes the second position in the list of the most high-paid politicians of the world.
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel is on the third place. The salary of one of the most prominent German politicians of our age achieves $234 000.
The fourth place is taken by the President of RSA Jacob Zuma. The Head of not the richest state of the world earns $223 000.
Recently taken up a post of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Theresa May is on the fifth position. The salary of the UK's second ever woman-premier comes up to $215 000.
The main person of the Land of the Rising Sun (after the King of Japan) – the Prime Minister of the state Shinzo Abe – takes the sixth place. Annually the politician earns $203 000.
The President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan is on the seventh place. The most famous Turkish politician's salary equals to $197 000.
The eighth place is taken by the President of France Francois Hollande. The official's salary is up to $194 000.
In early November the scandal blazed up around the French politician – the deputies accused Hollande of the revelation of the official secret. Last week the French government offered the leader of the state to consider an option of impeachment.
The ninth place is taken by the Russian President Vladimir Putin – his annual official salary equals to $136 000.
Matteo Renzi closes top 10 rating of the most high-paid Presidents and Prime Ministers in the world. The salary of the President of the Council of Ministers of Italy amounts to $125 000.
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