По въпроса за парламентарното управление като гарант на демокрацията
On the Issue of Parliamentary Governance as a Guarantor of Democracy
Author(s): Borislav TsekovSubject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, Comparative Law
Published by: Пловдивски университет »Паисий Хилендарски«
Keywords: parliamentary republic; presidential republic; democracy; authoritarianism
Summary/Abstract: This study focuses on the shortcomings of presidential republics and the advantages of parliamentary forms of government. On the basis of social and historical experience in Europe, the paper argues that the parliamentary model provides better guarantees against authoritarian and one-man political regimes. The point is that there has been a rejection of the presidential model in postwar Europe, and even in France and Finland the emphasis is again on political accountability of the executive to parliament. The great exception, the success of the presidential republic in the United States, is due to national characteristics absent in Europe. The predominance of personal, authoritarian, and totalitarian regimes and the fragility of the democratic tradition are highlighted in a brief overview of Bulgaria's constitutional development. On this basis, the author argues that only parliamentary republics are a guarantee of sustainable democratic development.
Journal: Studia Iuris
- Issue Year: 2024
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 55-65
- Page Count: 11
- Language: Bulgarian