Pakshal SecretryAIR 8 · CSE 2025 · 116 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening
Recent deadlock in French due to President and Prime Minister from different parties have raised controversy & debate around semi-presidential system.
Body · points and prose
French Model
President → Real Head with executive power
Prime Minister → Head of internal matters & leader of Parliament
Comparision
Similarities →
- Dual Executive System (President & Prime Minister)
- Prime Minister as leader of the house
- President as head of state
- All decision in name of President
| Aspect | Indian system | French system |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Head of government | Prime Minister of India | President of France |
| (2) More concentration of power | In PM | In President |
| (3) Election | President - indirect; PM - FPTP | President - direct; PM - by house |
| (4) Process of election | First past the post | Dual list system |
| (5) External Affairs | With Council of Minister under PM | With President himself |
| (6) Responsible to Parliament | PM - yes (Art 75(2)) | President - No |
| (7) PM choosen by | Only Lok Sabha (lower House) | By both President & then approved of House |
Constitutional Safeguard for stability
(1) India → only nominal / titular Presidential powers
- Impeachment (Art 61) of President
- System of checks & Balances for Stability
(2) France → Stability of Tenure to the President
- Responsibility of PM towards President
- President can dissolve the house and call for reelection (eg) - 2022
Close · a summary
Both System serve the needs of respective systems