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Minority Presidents and Democratic Performance in Latin America.
- Source :
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Latin American Politics & Society . Fall2006, Vol. 48 Issue 3, p63-92. 30p. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- A widely accepted argument among scholars of Latin American presidential regimes is that interbranch cooperation is impaired when the president's party falls short of a majority of seats in the legislature. This argument fails to consider three factors that affect the performance of minority presidents: the policy position of the president's party, the president's capacity to sustain a veto, and the legislative status of the parties included in the cabinet. This article argues that the greatest potential for conflict in a presidential regime occurs when the president's party lacks the support of both the median and the veto legislator and no cabinet coalition holding a majority of legislative seats is formed. This hypothesis is supported using data on executive-legislative conflicts and on interrupted presidencies in Latin America during the period 1978-200 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *COOPERATION
*PRESIDENTS
*POLITICAL parties
*POLITICAL science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1531426X
- Volume :
- 48
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Latin American Politics & Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22440070
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1353/lap.2006.0037