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    • A semi-presidential republic, or dual executive republic, is a republic in which a president exists alongside a prime minister and a cabinet, with the latter two being responsible to the legislature of the state. It differs from a parliamentary republic in that it has an executive president independent of the legislature; and from the presidential system in th… See more

    Definition

    Maurice Duverger's original definition of semi-presidentialism stated that the president had to be elected, possess … See more

    Subtypes

    There are two distinct subtypes of semi-presidentialism: premier-presidentialism and president-parliamentarism.
    Under the premier-presidential system, the prime minister and cabinet are exclusively accountabl… See more

    Cohabitation

    In a semi-presidential system, the president and the prime minister may sometimes be from different political parties. This is called "cohabitation", a term which originated in France after the situation first arose in the 1980s. Coh… See more

    Division of powers

    The distribution of power between the president and the prime minister can vary greatly between countries.
    In France, for example, in the case of cohabitation, the president oversees foreign policySee more

    Advantages and disadvantages

    The incorporation of elements from both presidential and parliamentary republics can bring certain advantageous elements; however, it also creates disadvantages, often related to the confusion produced by mixed auth… See more

    Notes

    1. ^ The Republic of Austria is de jure semi-presidential according to the country's Constitution, but de facto behaves more like a parliamentary republic. According to constitutional convention, the Chancellor is the country'… See more

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