Flexibilisation of Latin-American presidentialism: a new phenomenon?

Authors

  • Mario D. Serrafero

Keywords:

presidentialism, presidential interruptions, presidential resignation, Latin America, institutional crisis

Abstract

This paper has two objectives. First, to advance in the analysis of presidential resignations and their different types, in the frame of the Theory of Presidential Falls. Secondly, the presidential resignations have been considered a mechanism of own flexibilization of the third wave of democratization, taking for granted the affirmation of Linz, on the difficulty and improbability of a president resigning while facing a situation of institutional crisis. This paper argues, however, that it was an institutional resource used, at least, by some historical presidentialisms to overcome, in some occasions, severe political crisis that have similarities to those occurred during the third wave of democratization.

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