Presidentialism

...In the former Soviet Union, the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union was considered the "highest organ of state power" (Article 108 of the 1977 Constitution), and in reality, the role of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (Article 119), which had important powers in both legislative and executive functions, was important. In many Third World countries, there is a marked tendency for power to be concentrated in the hands of the executive (president), and this is sometimes called presidentialism in particular to distinguish it from the American-style presidential system. [Higuchi Yoichi]...

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…旧ソ連についていえば，ソ連邦最高ソビエトが〈国家権力の最高機関〉(1977年憲法108条)とされており，実質上は，立法と執行の両面にわたる重要な権能をもつソ連邦最高ソビエト幹部会(119条)の役割が重要であった。第三世界諸国では，多くの場合，執行権(大統領)への権力集中の傾向がいちじるしく，アメリカ流の大統領制と区別して，とくに大統領主義presidentialismと呼ばれることもある。【樋口 陽一】。…

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