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Governing Party

This dimension names the political party that holds power within a given government. Wikipedia notes that "in modern states, people often form political parties to represent their ideas," and "an election is usually a competition between different parties" to decide who actually governs. Browsing this way collects every government led by the same party.

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Era of Emergence
1959 1
Governing Party
Sources
1. Semi-Presidential System (Wikipedia)
WikipediaSemi-presidential system, Terminology section
Quote, Semi-presidential system, Terminology section
the term "semi-presidential" was first introduced in 1959, in an article by the journalist Hubert Beuve-Mery, and popularized by a 1978 work written by the political scientist Maurice Duverger.
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