How Strong Is the President in Government Formation? A New
Classification and the Czech Case

J 2019

How Strong Is the President in Government Formation? A New Classification and the Czech Case

KOPEČEK, Lubomír a Miloš BRUNCLÍK

Základní údaje

Originální název

How Strong Is the President in Government Formation? A New Classification and the Czech Case

Autoři

KOPEČEK, Lubomír (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí) a Miloš BRUNCLÍK (203 Česká republika)

Vydání

East European Politics and Societies, Thousand Oaks, SAGE Publications, 2019, 0888-3254

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50601 Political science

Stát vydavatele

Spojené státy

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

článek v databázi SAGE

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 0.543

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14230/19:00108949

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0888325418770737

UT WoS

000456439100006

Klíčová slova anglicky

Czech presidents; formation of governments; Miloš Zeman; Václav Havel; Václav Klaus

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 27. 3. 2020 15:04, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová

Anotace

V originále

The article deals with the influence of presidents in the government formation process (GFP). The authors propose an original classification of roles of presidents, reflecting real constitutional practice, with five categories based on real presidential influence on the GFP, from the weakest to the strongest: observer, notary, regulator, co-designer, and creator. This classification is applied to Czechia, where the formal constitution gives the president great opportunities to intervene in the GFP. The results of the analysis of all cases of GFP show a significant variety of roles the Czech presidents have played: from notary to creator. Two factors are particularly important. Firstly, the timing of elections proved significant. When the GFP directly followed parliamentary elections, the presidents were weaker. In contrast, if the GFP followed a government break-up during the electoral term of the Chamber of Deputies, presidents were significantly stronger. Secondly, it depends on the real power of parties, that is, their ability to act together as a cohesive parliamentary majority. In most cases, the presidents showed their resolve to play a greater role than a notary, but they often faced a firm parliamentary majority that actually did not allow them to exert greater influence on the GFP. In contrast, the political proximity between the president and parliamentary parties appears difficult to assess, because there has been the public desire of non-partisan or “above-partisan” presidents in Czechia.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/0850/2017, interní kód MU

Název: Aktuální problémy politologického výzkumu IV.

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Aktuální problémy politologického výzkumu IV., DO R. 2020_Kategorie A - Specifický výzkum - Studentské výzkumné projekty

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Citovat

KOPEČEK, Lubomír a Miloš BRUNCLÍK. How Strong Is the President in Government Formation? A New Classification and the Czech Case. East European Politics and Societies. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2019, roč. 33, č. 1, s. 109-134. ISSN 0888-3254. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0888325418770737.

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KOPEČEK, Lubomír a Miloš BRUNCLÍK. How Strong Is the President in Government Formation? A New Classification and the Czech Case. \textit{East European Politics and Societies}. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2019, roč.~33, č.~1, s.~109-134. ISSN~0888-3254. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0888325418770737.

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