Aufsatz(gedruckt)#11975
THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE DECISION TO DISSOLVE
In: Parliamentary affairs: a journal of representative politics, Band 28, Heft 4, S. 386-404
ISSN: 0031-2290
THE POWER TO DISSOLVE, IT IS MAINTAINED, CONSTITUTES AN IMPORTANT WEAPON IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S ARMORY, CAPABLE OF DEPLOYMENT IN AT LEAST THREE TARGET AREAS: IT ITS A POTENTIAL SANCTION AGAINST DISSIDENTS WITHIN HIS PARLIAMENTARY PARTY; IT ENHANCES HIS PRESTIGE VIS-A-VIS HIS CABINET COLLEAGUES; AND IT SECURES FOR HIM AND HIS PARTY AN ELECTORAL ADVANTAGE OVER OPPOSITION PARTIES.
