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Presidents above Parties?: Presidents in Central and Eastern Europe, Their Formal Competencies and Informal Power
Presidents above Parties?: Presidents in Central and Eastern Europe, Their Formal Competencies and Informal Power

Author(s): Vít Hloušek, Lubomír Kopeček, Josef Mlejnek, Gábor Dobos, Attila Gyulai, Attila Horváth, Piotr Sula, Agnieszka Szumigalska, Peter Spáč, Rein Toomla, Daunis Auers, Algis Krupavičius, Blagovesta Cholova, Sergiu Gherghina
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, History, Political Theory, Political Sciences, Governance, Political history, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Electoral systems, Political behavior, Politics and law, Comparative politics
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Perosnal power; Head of State; Parliamentary Democracies; Political system; Presidents; Central and Eastern Europe;
Summary/Abstract: The book aims at an examination of the discrepancies between the formal and actual positions of presidents in Central and Eastern European countries, especially those which are classified as parliamentary democracies and those which have semi-presidential features. Constitutionally, presidents are normally endowed with symbolic functions and duties that are shared with the government (such as appointment of important officials), regardless of whether they are elected directly or indirectly. Governments are thus typically perceived of as being the dominant executive institutions. The influence of presidents in select political systems is not only contingent upon the letter of the constitution, but also historically rooted in constitutional traditions, as well as the personal charisma and power wielded by specific presidents.

  • E-ISBN-13: 978-80-210-7802-4
  • Page Count: 314
  • Publication Year: 2013
  • Language: English
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