Predsjednički izbori, učinci selekcije i promicanje kulture ustavnodemokratske republike
Presidential Elections, Selection Effectsw and Promoting The Culture of Constitutional Democratic Republic

Summary/Abstract: Having in mind the long evolution of constitutions and constitutional politics and the universal appeal of the process of the interplay between virtue and demagogy that occurs during presidential elections, the author touches on several topics. The first are the standard “dogmatic” comparative provisions regarding the election of the head of state which the author looks into through the constitutional-legal prism of the so called selection effect. As the institution of the president of the republic exists in many constitutions and is thus among the most significant institutionalized aspects of political and social life of every country, the author focuses on the extent in which that institution in the electoral context contributes to the affirmation of republicanism, democracy and public sphere. The author concludes that the election of presidents and the effects of electoral selection, among other things, affect the process of political integration that ought to – not only in Croatia but everywhere and due to a plethora of reasons – promote the universally accepted ontological principles of contemporary constitutional-democratic state.

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