Duvergerʹs Arguments on Semi‐Presidentialism: a Critical Analysis
Duvergerʹs Arguments on Semi‐Presidentialism: a Critical Analysis

Summary/Abstract: The works of Maurice Duverger on political parties, electoral systems and on the French Fifth Republic, provide a theoretical frame for the so‐called “semipresidentialism.” While those elements have lost influence in France, both in legal and political Science debates, they are still prominent in many other countries. The aim of this paper is to propose a critical reading on those papers, showing that his concept of semi‐presidential regime lacks of consistency on one hand, and that on the other hand that the French Fifth Republic cannot fall under this categorization as developed by Duverger.

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