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ABSTRACT With sixteen Prime Ministers (PMs) in thirty years, Romania seems to fit well in the Central and Eastern European pattern of countries with “weak” heads of party governments. This… Click to show full abstract
ABSTRACT With sixteen Prime Ministers (PMs) in thirty years, Romania seems to fit well in the Central and Eastern European pattern of countries with “weak” heads of party governments. This article aims at contributing to the extant literature by focusing on the relationship between presidents and PMs in the Romanian context. In doing so, it challenges the general assumption that in semi-presidential systems heads of state predominate over heads of government. The empirical analysis of all Romanian chief executives since 1989 reveals that the actual power of presidents over PMs largely depends on their political convergence with the parliamentary majority.
Journal Title: East European Politics
Year Published: 2021
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