Political Parties and Government Coalitions in the Americas

This paper focuses on the process of coalition formation in presidential systems. It shows that party positions and institutions influence the formation of government coalitions. We argue that presidents will tend to include parties positioned close to their policy positions in their cabinets, and w...

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Published in:Journal of politics in Latin America 2011-01, Vol.3 (1), p.3-28
Main Authors: Alemán, Eduardo, Tsebelis, George
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
1990-2011
America
América
Cabinets
ciencia política
coaliciones
Coalition Formation
Coalitions
Elections
executives
gabinetes
ideology
ideología
instituciones
institutions
Latin America
Legislative Bodies
partidos políticos
poder ejecutivo
Political Culture
Political Parties
Political Process
Political Science
Political Sociology
Politikwissenschaft
politisches System
Presidential Systems
Presidents
sistemas presidenciales
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Summary:This paper focuses on the process of coalition formation in presidential systems. It shows that party positions and institutions influence the formation of government coalitions. We argue that presidents will tend to include parties positioned close to their policy positions in their cabinets, and will be more inclined to do it when relative institutional authority is more advantageous to congress. We corroborate our arguments with data from 13 presidential countries in the Americas.
ISSN:1866-802X
1868-4890
1868-4890
DOI:10.1177/1866802x1100300101