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Comparing Executive Dominance in Legislative Processes: France vs. Russia

Quick fact

In Russia, the president can issue decrees that have the force of law without parliamentary approval, a power France's president lacks under normal circumstances.

Why this is interesting

You might think that the president who can write laws with a single signature is the most powerful. But in France and Russia, that power looks very different—why?