In multiparty presidential settings, political parties have two pathways to follow: a protagonist role, by offering competitive candidates for the chief executive, or playing the supporting median legislator game, by trying ...

This article analyses the degree to which diffusion of Portugal's semi-presidential constitution occurred within lusophone countries following their move to multipartism in the 1990s. To do so, we first identify the main ...

This article analyzes the use of vetoes in multiparty presidential systems. It suggests that the nature of executive-legislative bargaining is fundamentally altered when multiple parties compose the legislature and when ...

Although still in its early stages, a growing literature examines the issue of coalition management in multiparty presidential systems. Presidents in such environments have a complex job in building and sustaining coalitions ...

Abstract: Since Juan Linz installed the debate between presidentialism and parliamentarism in Latin America 40 years ago, much has been written about the relative advantages of one political system over another, in which ...

Freedom of expression is a fundamental right that allows a person to convey their thoughts on various aspects of their lives, including politics. The practice of this fundamental right lays the foundations of a democratic ...