Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

When the parliamentary majority was in the hands of the same party as the president, it operated as De Gaulle intended. They approved the president’s cabinet and he operated as a strong leader. But when the opposition won parliament France lacked the US tradition of deference. — PolitiTweet.org

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De Gaulle got France to adopt a new constitutional system that took it from a continental-style parliamentary regime to something he meant to look more like the US strong presidency. But there turned out to be a bug. — PolitiTweet.org

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The National Assembly would treat the president like a constitutional monarch and insist he appoint a cabinet “recommended” by the parliamentary majority. But unlike in Germany or Italy, the president retained a strong hand in foreign & military affairs. — PolitiTweet.org

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