Presidential Systems in Post-Soviet CountriesThe Example of Georgia
... cannot be removed by shifting coalitions in parliament. The main disadvantages of this system are: The separation of power also means the deviation of responsibility; The problem of executive legislative conflict is inevitable result of the coexistence of the two independent organs; Such a system operates according to the rule of zero-sum-game. In parliamentary system, the parliament is elected by popular vote and executive branch is elected by the parliament. Both, parliament and cabinet is responsible to each other and easily can be dismissed by the vote of no confidence. This feature gives parliamentary system flexibility to change governments quickly when circumstances change. The advantages of this system are: A prime minister who loses the support of his party or majority coalition can be much more easily removed; The parliamentary system promotes the concentration of accountability. The government is accountable before the electorate as well as the political party forming it. The main disadvantage of this system is the fusion of legislation and executive powers, instead of their separation. The semi-presidential (the French system) is considered to be a mixture of parliamentary and presidential systems. The basic features of this system are that the executive power is exercised both by the president, who is elected directly by people and by the cabinet which is headed by the prime minister. The president has the right to dissolve parliament and call for new elections. In some cases he has also power of veto. The major benefit of this system is: A government, which is dependant very much on confidence of parliament, is usually changed in the case of economic or political crises caused by the actions of the government. The disadvantages of this system are: The semi presidential system has the dual executive system, which is the significant brake with the principle of separation of powers; In many ...