parliamentary democracy

Theoretical patterns and empirical parameters of minority governments stability in the European parlamentary democracies

Government stability is one of the key and basic indicators of feasibility or unreasonableness of various political systems, political institutions and processes’ choice and quality of functioning, a predictor of systemic stability, democratic representation and accountability, and prospects for further strengthening/consolidation of democracy.

Institution-based reasons and background of minority governments’ forming in the european parliamentary democracies

The article is dedicated to analysing institution-based reasons and background of minority governments’ formation in the European parliamentary democracies. The researcher has found that the institutional conditionality of minority governments in parliamentary democracies is quite versatile, but is mostly defined with problems of political stability and political culture.