Question of Timing: Pre-Electoral Coalitions in Multiparty Presidential Regimes
This paper focuses on the timing of coalition formation under presidential systems. While elections in parliamentary regimes have recently been characterized by a high degree of uncertainty both in the results and the formation of cabinets, this is not the case for presidential politics. As a result...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Brazilian Political Science Association
2023-02-01
|
| Series: | Brazilian Political Science Review |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://brazilianpoliticalsciencereview.org/article/question-of-timing-pre-electoral-coalitions-in-multiparty-presidential-regimes/ |
| _version_ | 1797743882973216768 |
|---|---|
| author | Lucas Couto Adrián Albala |
| author_facet | Lucas Couto Adrián Albala |
| author_sort | Lucas Couto |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | This paper focuses on the timing of coalition formation under presidential systems. While elections in parliamentary regimes have recently been characterized by a high degree of uncertainty both in the results and the formation of cabinets, this is not the case for presidential politics. As a result, we argue that coalition cycles differ across systems of government. As a matter of fact, we argue that the process of coalition formation under presidentialism is more complicated. To test our claim, we look at forty-four multiparty governments in Latin America and Asia. We find that presidentialism — with its fixed mandate and its specific institutional mechanism for selecting the president — directly affects the ‘coalition life cycle’ and fosters a stronger propensity to pre-electoral agreements. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-12T15:01:53Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-d1bf840d42034b2488a0104e6a2e1c4d |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1981-3821 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-12T15:01:53Z |
| publishDate | 2023-02-01 |
| publisher | Brazilian Political Science Association |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Brazilian Political Science Review |
| spelling | doaj.art-d1bf840d42034b2488a0104e6a2e1c4d2023-08-13T23:21:39ZengBrazilian Political Science AssociationBrazilian Political Science Review1981-38212023-02-0117110.1590/1981-3821202300010001Question of Timing: Pre-Electoral Coalitions in Multiparty Presidential RegimesLucas Coutohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3278-499XAdrián Albalahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0444-2952This paper focuses on the timing of coalition formation under presidential systems. While elections in parliamentary regimes have recently been characterized by a high degree of uncertainty both in the results and the formation of cabinets, this is not the case for presidential politics. As a result, we argue that coalition cycles differ across systems of government. As a matter of fact, we argue that the process of coalition formation under presidentialism is more complicated. To test our claim, we look at forty-four multiparty governments in Latin America and Asia. We find that presidentialism — with its fixed mandate and its specific institutional mechanism for selecting the president — directly affects the ‘coalition life cycle’ and fosters a stronger propensity to pre-electoral agreements.https://brazilianpoliticalsciencereview.org/article/question-of-timing-pre-electoral-coalitions-in-multiparty-presidential-regimes/coalitionspresidentialismtiming |
| spellingShingle | Lucas Couto Adrián Albala Question of Timing: Pre-Electoral Coalitions in Multiparty Presidential Regimes Brazilian Political Science Review coalitions presidentialism timing |
| title | Question of Timing: Pre-Electoral Coalitions in Multiparty Presidential Regimes |
| title_full | Question of Timing: Pre-Electoral Coalitions in Multiparty Presidential Regimes |
| title_fullStr | Question of Timing: Pre-Electoral Coalitions in Multiparty Presidential Regimes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Question of Timing: Pre-Electoral Coalitions in Multiparty Presidential Regimes |
| title_short | Question of Timing: Pre-Electoral Coalitions in Multiparty Presidential Regimes |
| title_sort | question of timing pre electoral coalitions in multiparty presidential regimes |
| topic | coalitions presidentialism timing |
| url | https://brazilianpoliticalsciencereview.org/article/question-of-timing-pre-electoral-coalitions-in-multiparty-presidential-regimes/ |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT lucascouto questionoftimingpreelectoralcoalitionsinmultipartypresidentialregimes AT adrianalbala questionoftimingpreelectoralcoalitionsinmultipartypresidentialregimes |