One of the proposals is to shift from the current presidential to a semi-presidential form of government. Presidential systemA presidential system, such as what we have now, has three main features. About 33 percent of the current 115 democratic governments worldwide are presidential systems, mostly found in the Americas, while 48 percent are parliamentary systems. Large and very diverse countries tend to have presidential or semi-presidential systems (US, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Russia, Indonesia). For example, in a parliamentary system, the vote of confidence and question time are far more cost-effective mechanisms of accountability.

Source: Manila Times October 25, 2017 16:07 UTC