Influence of the Constitutional Design on Longevity of Single-Party Dominance
Keywords:
dominant party, constitutional design, parliamentarism, presidentialismAbstract
The article considers the question of the constitutional design influence on longevity of single-party dominance. Depending on the way the authorities are formed, regimes are divided into two categories – parliamentary and presidential. Based on studying theoretical prerequisites concerning differences between parliamentarism and presidentialism in terms of the influence of a dominant party on election results, ideological identification of power and opposition, complexities in organizing electoral campaigns, the author suggests a hypothesis that parliamentary regimes are more durable. However, one-way ANOVA test has shown no statistically significant differences between parliamentary and presidential regimes in durability of single-party dominance.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17072/2218-1067-2017-1-87-97References
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