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The President of Romania

Or: The Slippery Slope of a Political System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2008

Elena Simina Tănăsescu
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Directly elected, but in constitutional terms not the central authority of the Romanian political system – A ‘trailblazer’ role in parliamentary elections – Political neutrality constitutionally required, but hard to realise in practice – Comparison with the French Presidency – Limited powers making the President in theory ‘a colossus with clay feet’ – Ambivalent relationships with Parliament and Government – Gap between the constitutional and the real powers on account of ‘active’ Presidents – A hard-to-qualify political system

Keywords

National Constutional LawRomaniaPresidential SystemMixed System1991 Romanian ConsitutionDirect Legitimacy
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Articles
Information
European Constitutional Law Review , Volume 4 , Issue 1 , February 2008 , pp. 64 - 97
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Copyright © Asser Press 2008