Semipresidentialism

Selection of Presidential Candidates in Europe

This chapter surveys the legal candidacy requirements for the selection of presidential candidates in Europe’s semi-presidential democracies before turning to a more detailed analysis of party processes for the selection of presidential candidates in …

A mould-breaking cabinet? Changes and continuities in the formation of the 2017 French government

Emmanuel Macron’s election as President of the Republic and the formation of a government that includes a mix of politicians from parties on the left and right of the political spectrum, as well as a significant share of non-partisan ministers, has …

Presidential Partisanship in Government Formation: Do Presidents Favour Their Parties When They Appoint the Prime Minister?

Although often conceived as nonpartisan actors, presidents wield considerable political and institutional powers in parliamentary and semipresidential democracies. Do they interfere in the government-formation process in such a way as to change the …

Romania – President Iohannis’ contested performance and a brief assessment of his exercise of constitutional powers

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Bulgaria – Cabinet member chosen from the president’s staff and a brief sneak peek at the 2016 presidential election

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Romania’s technocratic government: high expectations and challenges ahead

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Romania – Censure motion fails to remove PM indicted on corruption charges

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Romania – President-PM clash over fiscal reform during cohabitation

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Poland: Presidentialization and Post-Modernity in a Young Democracy

Our analysis shows that Polish parties do vary quite substantially in their level of presidentialization. We also find that the genetic approach appears to be a good explanation for much of that variation. Poland was a difficult test for the genetic …

Romania – President’s veto on Forestry Code sparks first conflict with prime minister

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