Question

This chapter introduced you to both parliamentary and presidential systems. In some cases, a country has both types of systems, making it a hybrid. Use Google search to identify some of the countries that have a hybrid system of government. Choose a country of your choice and research whether the hybrid system is working in that country. Is it successful? Why or why not?

Answer 1

The countries which have both parliamentary system and presidential system are Azerbaijan, Congo, Guinea Mauritania, Namibia, Palestine, Russia, Syria etc. Here the president chooses the prime minister without the confidence vote parliament. The president has the power to dismiss the government.
In Russia there is semi-presidential republic is followed. President is head of the state and the government has the executive power. Legislative power is divided to two houses of Federal Assembly. In 1993 Russia declared as democratic, federative and law based state with republican government. There is diversity of ideologies and religions were sanctioned. There is right for multi party system. The president determines the domestic and foreign policy within the country and foreign affairs. The power of government was under the full control of president. During 1993, there is a conflict occurred between legislative and executive. There is two-third vote of Federation Council need to remove the president.
Now the Russia government is under the control of Putin. Russia enjoys the autonomous self government. Economic Intelligence Unit considered Russia as authoritarian. From 2005 Russia increase its price level to attain growth and strengthen the international relation.