英文摘要 |
This paper aims to explore whether cabinet formations in multiparty premier-presidential democracies are more induced by the president or by the assembly and how different government types produce various degrees of constitutional conflicts. The findings are below. First, in the perspective of balance of power, the president prevails over the assembly on the formation of cabinets in multiparty premier-presidential democracies. More cabinets are formed by the president than by the assembly. Second, the constellation of parties in the assembly, the partisan affiliation of the premier, and authority patterns can affect different degrees of constitutional conflicts in multiparty premier-presidential democracies. This paper illuminates a causal mechanism by comparing four multiparty premier-presidential democracies: Croatia, Lithuania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. |