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Title: Semi-presidentialism, moderating power and inclusive governance. The experience of Timor-Leste in consolidating democracy
Authors: Feijó, Rui Graça 
Keywords: Semi-presidentialism; Democratic consolidation; Independent presidents; Inclusive governance; Moderating power; Incentive mechanisms
Issue Date: 2012
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Project: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/SFRH/SFRH/BPD/71238/2010/PT 
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/3599-PPCDT/118150/PT 
Serial title, monograph or event: Democratization
Volume: 21
Issue: 2
Abstract: The relationship between the choice of a government system, namely semi-presidentialism, and the performance of democracy is the subject of current debate. This article considers Elgie's proposal for a positive correlation between premier-presidential forms of semi-presidentialism and the success of democratic transitions, and discusses the way in which Timor-Leste fits the model as well as the need for a clear view of the incentive mechanisms at play. It further analyses the importance of “independent” presidents with “moderating powers” as a way of achieving inclusive governance and to facilitate democratic consolidation. Contrary to suppositions that attribute a tendency for president-parliamentary regimes to succumb to conflict between the main political actors, the case of Timor-Leste suggests that the definition of the president's role as a “moderator”, and the exercise of the function by “independent”, non-party personalities counteracts such inclinations with positive effects on democratic consolidation.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10316/41223
ISSN: 1351-0347
1743-890X
DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2012.732068
10.1080/13510347.2012.732068
Rights: openAccess
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