In 1970, Salvador Allende was elected president of Chile, his opponents had majority in Congress, rejected government policies, and accused Allende of being unconstitutional
His presidency ended w/a coup, but with parliamentary system, opposition couldve voted no confidence or called for an election or Allende couldve dissolved congress
In Venezuela, democracy broke down and authoritarianism rose after govt party lose parliamentary majority in congress, executive-legislative deadlock stopped lawmaking and the executive began governing around congress, the crisis intensified political violence and unconstitutional moves from the govt. if it were a parliamentary system, institutional tools could have provided a democratic way out
Democratic longevity - spread of democracy limits opportunities for military coups and made radicals more likely to pursue constitutional mechanisms to oust
presidents from office.
Performance of economy - economic growth reduces presidential instability, recessions make termination more likely
Presidential support in congress - when president holds majority of congressional seats, hes better able to resist efforts to remove him from office
Street protests - increase in protests make interruption more likely, especially when the protest revolves around policy rather than an unconstitutional decision.
Guatemalan President Serrano in 1993,
after his attempt to close congress, can be construed
as favorable to that country's nascent democracy. Similarly, the fall of Peruvian President Fujimori in
2000, after being implicated in the bribing of legislators and electoral manipulation, may also be seen as
auspicious for democracy. Impeachment proceedings against President Fernando A. Collor de Mello in
1992 in Brazil and Otto Pérez Molina in 2015 in Guatemala, which came as a result of their involvement
in major
corruption scandals,
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