Presidential legislative initiatives under semi-presidentialism

What accounts for their success and failure

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ID6312486
AuthorsMažvydas Jastramskis (0000-0002-6670-4671, Vilnius University), Lukas Pukelis (0000-0001-7255-7332, Vilnius University), Miglė Palujanskaitė (Vilnius University)
Year2025
Volume78
Issue3
Pages648-673
Publication date2025-07-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueParliamentary Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0031-2290 • E-ISSN: 1460-2482
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/pa/gsae041
OpenAlexW4404667851
LanguageIT
Citations received1
References cited43

Few presidents in Europe have the power to propose legislation directly to Parliament. Accordingly, presidential legal initiatives in Europe are not very well researched or understood. This paper seeks to address this research gap by providing an analysis of presidential legal initiatives in Lithuania. We have assembled a dataset of all the presidential legal initiatives proposed in Lithuania since 1993. Using this dataset, we find that factors in the political environment significantly affect the success of presidential legislative initiatives. Additionally, we find that the success of these initiatives partly depends on policy content, as initiatives in foreign and defense policy, on average, tend to be more successful. Lastly, non-partisan presidents in Lithuania become more successful over time; our results suggest a consolidation of consultation mechanisms between the presidents and the legislature

Business · Consolidation (business · Legislation · Legislature · Parliament · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidential system · Sociology · Accounting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration

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