<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article describes the changes in the president’s position in Albania over the years, starting with the democratic transition in the early 1990s. The work consists of three elements: (1) theoretical framework about measuring presidential power and institutionalization of the president (2) the Presidential competence index provided by T. Frye (3) the analysis of the reasons for the presidency implementation in Albania. The author considered two Constitutions acts that were valid in a given moment. The paper takes into consideration the analysis of legal (constitutional) factors that influenced the destabilization of political systems emerging in post-communist countries according to Frye Index.</p></abstract>

The article describes the changes in the president’s position in Albania over the years, starting with the democratic transition in the early 1990s. The work consists of three elements: (1) theoretical framework about measuring presidential power and institutionalization of the president (2) the Presidential competence index provided by T. Frye (3) the analysis of the reasons for the presidency implementation in Albania. The author considered two Constitutions acts that were valid in a given moment. The paper takes into consideration the analysis of legal (constitutional) factors that influenced the destabilization of political systems emerging in post-communist countries according to Frye Index.

The Evolution of Presidential Powers in Albanian Constitutions 1991 and 1998 According to the Frye Index

Polish Political Science Review

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The article describes the changes in the president’s position in Albania over the years, starting with the democratic transition in the early 1990s. The work...

The Evolution of Presidential Powers in Albanian Constitutions 1991 and 1998 According to the Frye Index

Published Online: Dec 08, 2017

Page range: 44 - 55

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ppsr-2015-0035

Keywords
Constitutions, Albania, presidential system, transformation, Frye Index

© 2016 Paweł Chmiel, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Evolution of Presidential Powers in Albanian Constitutions 1991 and 1998 According to the Frye Index

Published Online: Dec 08, 2017

Page range: 44 - 55

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ppsr-2015-0035

KeywordsConstitutions, Albania, presidential system, transformation, Frye Index

© 2016 Paweł Chmiel, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Constitutions, Albania, presidential system, transformation, Frye Index