Abstract: As a result of the 1921 constitution, the presidency was limited to Head of State ceremonial functions. Its powers were increased dramatically by the 1926 constitutional amendment and one can describe the 1935 constitution as formally introducing a presidential system. At the end of the Second World War, it was the chairman of the KRN who became the Head of State, until the Little Constitution restored the presidential office in 1947. The 1952 constitution, however, replaced the presidency with a collegial Head of State body, the Council of State. Despite losing much of its executive powers after Stalinism, especially of passing most laws in the form of decrees, it survived throughout the PRL and declared the State of War in December 1981.1
Publication Year: 2002
Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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