System parlamentarno-gabinetowy z kanclerzem. Kazus Austrii
The parliamentary-cabinet system with a chancellor. The case of Austria

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the evolution of the parliamentary-cabinet system in Austria with particular emphasis on the position of the Federal Chancellor. The political science analysis covers mainly the period after 1945, however, in shaping the constitutional institutions of the Republic of Austria, an attention was paid to both the First and Second Republics. The subject of interest is also the relations between the federal government and the president and the parliament in accordance with the parliamentary-cabinet model formed. The presented analysis uses research methods typical of political science - legal-institutional analysis, historical-descriptive analysis, the comparative method and the systemic method. They allowed for conducting scientific argumentation and drawing appropriate conclusions. The evolution of the position of the Chancellor was conditioned by various factors, both internal and external. Particular attention should be paid to the existing constitutional regulations, the practice of socio-political life and the fragmentation of the party system.

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