How do the Federal Republic of Germany, Fifth Republic France and post-war Italy fulfil the criteria of Lijpharts majoritarian and consensus models of democracies?
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Table of Contents
- Introduction.
- A single party in a majoritarian democracy.
- The situation in Germany.
- The drafters of the Fifth Republic constitution.
- France and an asymmetrical bicameralism legislature.
- Majoritarian democracies.
- The French electoral system.
- Germany and the territorial organization.
- Bibliography.
Abstract
In a majoritarian democracy a single party forms the government and wields strong executive powers. First, the French fifth republic was very majoritarian as it was established to get rid off the political instability that characterised the Fourth republic. To make the President the keystone of the fifth republic the Framers strengthened its authority and opted for the concentration of executive powers. Furthermore, these powers were reinforced with the French Head of State being elected by universal suffrage.
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