The State of the South African Presidency
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2013-11
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Helen Suzman Foundation
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University of Cape Town
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The office of the president in South Africa is a constitutional and political hybrid. The incumbent, in certain respects at least, outwardly resembles an executive president in a presidential system of government. This, however, is largely an illusion: presidential delusions of grandeur are sharply contained by what remains essentially a parliamentary system.
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Butler, A. (2009).The State of the South African Presidency. Focus, 71: 4-9.