Роль президента в формировании коалиций в постсоветских полупрезидентских системах

This article is dedicated to the defi nition of coalition presidential systems, as well as analysis of the mechanisms a president uses to form a majority in parliament. The article compares the formation of coalitions in presidential and parliamentary systems. Pork and coalition goods are the main informal practices which presidents use in Africa, Latin America and the Post-Soviet countries