Pozice rumunského prezidenta v ústavě a v praxi po roce 1989
Position of the Romanian President in the Constitution and in the Practice after 1989

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with theoretical and practical position of the president in the Romanian political system. After the fall of the Ceauşescu’s regime Romania adopted semipresidential model, but Romanian semipresidentialism is often discussed mainly concentrating on the role of the head of state. Although the position of the president defined in the Constitution is significant, the real exercise of power of the head of state is often criticized for misuse of power. Authors firstly shortly describe the establishment of the semipresidential model in Romania and the reasons why it was chosen, then the Constitution dealing with the powers of the president is analyzed. The main goal of this article is to find the answer what are the conflicts of the presidents with the Parliament like and whether the criticism of the heads of state from the point of view of misuse of power and unconstitutional behaviour is right.

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