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Cheney was better known as a ruthless bureaucratic operator than a man of bold ideas.

But he was obsessed with the notion of expanding the executive powers of the president.

Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament.

The parallel collapse of a grownup Republican presence in the executive branch.

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It provided for a popularly elected Chief Executive and Legislative Council.

The self defeating proclivities of such laxly monitored executive power are now visible for all to see.

One user, Mourtinho shared the following image in a swipe at 'executive power in México'

Then came Tung s resignation as Chief Executive in March.

Ambitious but thwarted presidents are easily tempted to take unconstitutional measures after all, they reason, the people elected them directly.

But the danger in a weakened democracy is not merely blocked legislation and ineffective government.

Such a result would empower the executive, headed by Davutoğlu, to the detriment of the presidency.

The head office is composed of members of the regional government and representatives from government and supervisory agencies.

The Fed is independent, but only in a very special sense vis à vis the government s executive branch.

The Executive Branch needs some funds or access to funds in order to realize it s set objectives.

Hong Kongers are calling on Beijing to allow the people to nominate the candidates themselves in city's next chief executive election.

Key institutions, including the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, and the Senate of the Republic, are being eroded.

But why assume that a presidential political system, headed by a powerful unitary executive, will be instituted?

Parliaments are in some cases handmaidens of the executive rather than the source of sovereignty.

But President George W. Bush s war on terror undermined the basic principles of American democracy by expanding executive powers.

The Sunnis, who comprise at most 20 of the population, are given the state office with the greatest executive power, that of prime minister.

But we advocate parliamentarism genuine separation of executive and legislative power in Georgia.

Today, Madagascar and Mali are both trying to rebuild their broken political systems via newly elected executive branches.

And forget about discussing our Executive arm the President, Chief Justice and Judiciary might as well be a council of wizards.

Whoever has a complaint concerning the work of the assembly or the executive power, or the judicial power can forward his complaint in writing to the assembly.

The Supreme Leader has absolute authority and can veto decisions made by the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.

BRUSSELS With the final allocation of portfolios within its executive branch, the European Commission, the European Union has completed its change of guard.

China s government has promised Hong Kong s citizens that they can freely elect their Chief Executive in 2017.

Today, 800 electors handpicked by the mainland Chinese government who mostly represent big business choose Hong Kong's Chief Executive.

Beyond this, the mythic nature of the president of the republic must be cut down so as to more clearly define the executive s duties.

They were suspicious of executive power, and thought that the president should have rather less discretionary power than the various King Georges of the time.

Because United Russia will hold a parliamentary majority, opposition to executive authority should be much weaker than when the Communists formed the largest faction.

According to the Constitution, the prime minister is head of the executive branch, and the government is empowered to determine the main direction of domestic and foreign policy.

Why is it no longer the place in which the representatives of the people debate great issues and hold the executive to account?

True, he has systematically concentrated power in his own hands and has undermined governmental checks and balances.

Beyond this, the mythic nature of the president of the republic must be cut down so as to more clearly define the executive s duties.

The Secretariat for the Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance (SCIOCS) is an independent oversight authority appointed by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the Chief Justice.

Guided by the recent experience, institutions were set up to protect the Republic from two dangers the omnipotence of an assembly and dictatorship.

Even more remarkable, for the first time, the executive branch in each country is poised to find parliamentary support for its governmental program.

Parliament is weak, the judiciary is under executive control, the media is kept under surveillance, and there is no constitutional guarantee of free speech.

Yes, of course but that is the only way that Parliaments have, over the centuries, ever pushed forward the frontiers of democratic power against the executive.

Like the newly independent US, the EU today lacks an empowered and effective executive branch capable of confronting the current economic crisis.