Instead, he sought and got a more powerful executive presidency for himself.

The above examples notwithstanding, executive presidencies are found in presidential systems and semi-presidential systems.

He not only saw off no-confidence motions, but won the Congress round to supporting direct elections for an executive presidency.

Gorbachev is elected by the Soviet Parliament to the new executive presidency.

Swapo had wanted the constitution to create an executive presidency and a single-chamber legislature.

Indeed, he is now preparing to accept a more powerful new executive presidency, again without giving the public a chance to pass judgment on his performance.

The elections were held alongside a referendum on creating an executive presidency.

The UNP also had control of the executive presidency from the presidency's formation in 1978 to 1994.

They were the first elections to be contested under the amended constitution of 1987, which established an elected executive presidency and abolished the Senate.

Jayawardene introduced a new constitution, together with a free market economy and a powerful executive presidency modelled after that of France.