Prof Justin O Frosini Forms of State and

**** Prof. Justin O. Frosini Forms of State and Forms of Government

Form of government Political System Electoral system

Definitions • FORM OF STATE Relationship between the State (constitutional bodies) & citizens • FORM OF GOVERNMENT Relationship between constitutional bodies, (in other words the way power is distributed)

Forms of State • • • Feudal system Absolute state Liberal State Totalitarian State Welfare State ( liberaldemocratic state)

Forms of Government • Parliamentary executive • Presidential executive • Semi-presidential executive • Directorial executive • Neo-Parliamentary executive

Parliamentary Executive ELECTS Head of State Power of dissolution Government Parliament Confidence ELECTS ELECTORATE

Presidential Executive Congress President (Head of State and Government) House of Representatives ELECTORATE Senate

Semi-presidential Government Head of State Appointment/ Nomination Dissolution Parliament ELECTORATE Confidence

Directorial Executive Parliament ELECTORATE

Neo-Parliamentary Executive Head of State Government Confidence-dissolution Parliament “Aut simul stabunt, aut simul cadent” ELECTORATE

Paradox Article 1 (1)Bulgaria is a republic with a parliamentary form of government. (Constitution of Bulgaria) Article 93 (1) The President is elected directly by the voters for a period of five years by a procedure established by law.