Open AccessTHE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC BETWEEN THE PARLIAMENTARY AND SEMI-PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM
Author(s) -
Darko Golić
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.51738/kpolisa2021.18.2p.1.08
Subject(s) - parliament , presidential system , political system , state (computer science) , political science , government (linguistics) , position (finance) , scope (computer science) , politics , law , public administration , democracy , economics , computer science , philosophy , linguistics , finance , algorithm , programming language
The position and role of the head of state are crucial for determining whether a system of government can be determined as a parliamentary or semi-presidential one. In the five states of the former Yugoslavia, the established systems of government, although in principle parliamentary, contain a mixture of elements of these two systems. In addition to direct election, which is common to all these five states, proximity to one or the other system is determined by the scope and content of the powers of the head of state, and his position in relation to parliament and government. In that respect, analyzed systems postion themselfs in different places between those two systems. However, constitutional solutions in countries that go beyond the parliamentary system, yet do not reach the semi-presidential system, do not always correspond to the real role of the head of state, which is especially contributed by his (non) party character, numerous political factors, and areas of shared competencies and powers.