Gherghina, S. and Miscoiu, S. (2013) The failure of cohabitation: explaining the 2007 and 2012 institutional crises in Romania. East European Politics and Societies, 27(4), pp. 668-684. (doi: 10.1177/0888325413485621)
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Abstract
Built on concurrent claims of legitimacy, the semi-presidential constitutional framework is prone to conflicts between the office holders. Cohabitation is a particular instance in which the president’s party is not represented in government and he has to share executive power with a prime minister. Instead of producing a flexible dual-authority structure within the executive, cohabitation has always tended to generate institutional crises in Romania, ending with the impeachment of the president (2007 and 2012). This article identifies a combination of four factors leading to this outcome: legislative ambiguity, the composition of the legislature, the absence of external pressures, and the leaders’ personality.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Gherghina, Dr Sergiu |
Authors: | Gherghina, S., and Miscoiu, S. |
College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Politics |
Journal Name: | East European Politics and Societies |
Publisher: | SAGE |
ISSN: | 0888-3254 |
ISSN (Online): | 1533-8371 |
Published Online: | 15 May 2013 |
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