| On paper the government works under the presidential system, but in practice, we exercise a parliamentarian system. |
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| They opt for a presidential system, which tends to be a bad idea in states with traditions of strongman rule. |
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| The US presidential system is not preferential, so votes for one candidate cannot flow on to another if he is not elected. |
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| Under Sri Lanka's executive presidential system, the post of prime minister is largely ceremonial. |
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| The Republic of Cyprus is a democracy with a presidential system of government. |
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| The evidence of the exhaustion of this governability model based on an authoritarian presidential system is increasing. |
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| The 1988 constitutional reform preserved the strong presidential system, but also put checks and balances on steroids. |
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| Will it have a presidential system, a parliamentary system or a semi-presidential system? |
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| True to the positions she took in the past, Tzipi Livni also repeatedly explained the need to adopt a presidential system. |
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| A presidential system may be the best way of ensuring a democracy that works. |
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| On 8 April 1976, the presidential system was modified through the introduction of certain techniques for parliamentary control of the Government. |
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| Today it is governed under a presidential system based on the principle of separation of powers. |
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| These changes aim at transforming the country's system of government from the current presidential system to a parliamentary one. |
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| Federal countries with a presidential system keep their legislative and executive powers separate. |
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| For the past 65 years, the PRI has governed Mexico under a one-party, autocratic presidential system. |
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| For him, these issues in African politics have structured the current trends observed in the presidential system of governance in Africa. |
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| In a presidential system, the leader of the executive is both the head of state and head of government. |
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| The vast majority of African states are republics that operate under some form of the presidential system of rule. |
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| Yet this country is under threat from the distinctive and authoritarian presidential system that is currently in place, as well as from state control over the media and violations of the rule of law. |
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| And no doubt a strong presidential system will be seen to be a part of the solution, similar to what is arising from the ashes of war in Afghanistan. |
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| In a presidential system, the executive is often chosen independently from the legislature. |
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| The form of government is that of a democratic federative republic, with a presidential system. |
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| The Philippines has a democratic government in the form of a constitutional republic with a presidential system. |
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| In the end, voters opted for the presidential system. |
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| A new Constitution, which had been approved by an overwhelming majority of voters, provided for a bicameral legislature and a presidential system. |
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| The Constitution establishes a bi-cameral presidential system. |
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| Eliminate the checkoff Around 7 percent of taxpayers now check the box on their tax returns allowing money to be used for the presidential system, even though polls show far more people support it. |
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| The presidential system of government Filipinos inherited from their former colonial master, America, produces legislative gridlock and thus stymies the country's development. |
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| In January 2004, a Loya Jirga was convened and approved a new constitution for Afghanistan, which provided for a presidential system and a bicameral legislature. |
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| Uruguay is a representative democratic republic with a presidential system. |
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| In conformity with the provisions of the Constitution the country has a democratic presidential system of government comprising the following branches. |
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| This is not a presidential system like it is in the United States. |
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| However, much remains to be done to strengthen parliamentary control over the executive and improve the checks and balances in a state governed by a strong presidential system. |
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| A similar deadlock can occur within a presidential system, where it is also known as a budget crisis. |
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| When the presidential mandate was changed from seven to five years, guarantees were given that this reform would lead neither to a presidential system nor to a system of government assembly. |
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| Britain does not have a presidential system. |
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| The reason for this lag is not only poor economic framework conditions, but also the lack of willingness to reform on the part of the political elite, who govern the countries through an authoritarian presidential system. |
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| Between 2007 and 2009, Nicaragua's major political parties discussed the possibility of going from a presidential system to a parliamentary system. |
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| The United Mexican States are a federation whose government is representative, democratic and republican based on a presidential system according to the 1917 Constitution. |
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| Conversely, flexibility in the timing of parliamentary elections can avoid periods of legislative gridlock that can occur in a fixed period presidential system. |
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| In many countries with a presidential system of government a person is forbidden to be a legislator and an official of the executive branch at the same time. |
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