2007/08/21 by George Tsebelis, Tatiana P. Rizova · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Judicial and Constitutional Studies #Electoral Systems and Political Participation #European Union Policy and Governance #Presidential system #Veto #Political science #Communism #Legislature #Legislation #Politics #Political economy #Power (physics) #Public administration #Law and economics #Law #Economics
paper · doi:10.1177/0010414006288979
openalex publication_date 2007/08/21 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/26
Nine out of 27 presidents in the former communist world have the power to amend vetoed legislation. These presidential powers in the former Soviet Bloc have not been given adequate attention in the comparative politics literature. The authors analyze veto procedures in the excommunist region (27 countries) and argue that amendatory veto power enhances presidential powers in legislative decision making. The findings are particularly important in light of the fact that one of the goals of constitutional design in the former communist world was to curtail rather than boost presidential authority.