Semi-presidentialism

Cabinet Ministers under Competing Pressures: Presidents, Prime Ministers, and Political Parties in Semi-Presidential Systems

Although Prime Ministers (PMs) often have the constitutional right to fire ministers, their ability to exercise this power is contingent on institutional rules and party politics. This article focuses on the relative powers of Presidents, PMs and …

Bulgaria – Who got what in Borisov III cabinet?

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Romania – President postpones anti-corruption referendum

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Romania – The politics of the fourth cohabitation

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Romania – Social Democrats’ landslide victory in parliamentary election brings about another spell of cohabitation

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2016 Romanian Parliamentary Election: Pre-Election Report

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Romania – Local elections results and the road to the November general election

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In coalitions, parties tend to receive their proportional share of ministries

This post was published by [Democratic Audit UK] (http://www.democraticaudit.com/2016/05/31/in-coalitions-smaller-parties-tend-to-receive-slightly-more-than-their-proportional-share-of-ministries/)

Who fires ministers? A principal-agent approach to ministerial deselection

Despite extensive research on government and ministerial duration, there are still relatively few comparative studies of ministerial survival and accountability. This thesis uses the analytical tools provided by the agency theory to study the …