Is Romania Heading Towards a Presidential Republic?

• Author: Claudia Gilia
• Position: Lecturer, Ph.D., Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, 'Valahia' University of Targoviste
• Pages: 89-98

Abstract

: The study f ocuses on

recent years have highlighted m

The balance of p owers provided

imbalance. The option of the

republic has been questioned la

system in t

erms of Romanian

presidential system in Ro mania

electoral issue, as we speak, be

present research, we have us ed

for the p ublic law experts, as we

current semi-presidential

system

Romania is not viable, but rathe

best solution for the recovery o

public law experts, as well as f o

semi-

presidential system. Our c

Romania can be considered an on

Keywords: political regime;

sem

1. Understanding Semi

Semi-

presidentialism R

1.1. Conceptual Approach

In technical literature, ther

presidential system. Duet o

of system, we will highligh

The

semi-

presidential syste

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Is Romania Heading Towards a

Presidential Republic?

Claudia GILIA

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on the issue of semi

-

presidential regime in Romania. Political eve

major def iciencies in the functioning of public authorities in Rom

ed

expresis verbis

in the Constitution pr oved to be rather a prono

e Romanian Constituent Ass embly in 1991 for a semi

-

presid

lately. In our study, we show the characteristics of semi

-

presid

ian constitutional provisions and political experiences. The

ia was and still is subject to continuous publi c debates, and it is a

between the political parties involved in e

lectoral campaign.

F

ed both the analytical a nd comparative approach. The study is re

well as for the political authorities because it displays an image

tem. We believe that a possible option for a presidential regi

ther a clarification of the duties of each public authority would

of the Romanian constitutional system. The study is

relevant f

for the political authorities because it displays an image of the c

r conclusions regarding the evoluti on of semi

-

presidential syst

onset f

or those who will draft the new Romanian constitutional d

emi

-presidential system; presidentialism system;

Constitutional Co

mi

-

presidentialism and the Romania’s Option

Regi

me

aches

here have been stated arguments for and against the s

et o the fact our study does not focus on analyzing this

ight the main features of the

semi-

presidential system.

ystem

concept has been defined for the first time in 197

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