CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

Abstract

It is very important to determine the level of authority of the head of state, who is directly elected by the people, in the classification of the government systems of the countries. In this sense, although the traditional theory is insufficient, it will be useful to benefit from the modern theory. Therefore, it is important to determine the level of authority by using the measurement table of Shugart and Carey developed by Metcalf for the determination of the level of authority of the president elected by the people in the 1991 Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia and to determine the government system applied in this context. Compared to the semi-presidential government system (prototype of the French Republic V) or the mixed dualist government systems, unlike the traditional parliamentary government system, the President of the Republic of Macedonia is considered as a factor that increases the democratic legitimacy of the election of the President directly by the people, not by the parliament.

          However, if the powers of the head of state are not symbolic, election by the people will increase the possibilities that may cause a shift in the axis, and especially if the head of the political party with the parliamentary majority comes to the presidency advocates the idea that systemic problems may arise and therefore it would be more beneficial to return to the method of electing the head of state by the parliament in order to avoid such drawbacks. In addition, it should be emphasized that the counter-signature rule must be foreseen within the constitutional order. From this point of view, the subject of this study will examine the constitutional powers of the President of the Republic of Macedonia according to the 1991 Constitution and the level of these powers.