Abstract
A constitutional experiment in which a parliamentary system of government under proportional representation was combined with the direct election of a prime minister - The system prior to 1992 - The political context of the 1992 reform - The unintended consequences of the reform in practice - The return to a pure parliamentary form of government, combined with a constructive vote of no-confidence and a prime-ministerial power to dissolve parliament.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 60-80 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | European Constitutional Law Review |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2006 |
Keywords
- Basic law
- Coalition politics
- Constitutional history
- Constitutional law
- Direct election experiment
- Direct election of prime minister
- Electoral reform
- Failure
- Government formation
- Israel
- Knesset
- Parliamentary democracy
- Presidential elements
- Westminster model