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Semi-presidentialism, hybrid regimes, and political transitions under armed conflicts and exogenous shocks: A comparative statistical analysis Cover

Semi-presidentialism, hybrid regimes, and political transitions under armed conflicts and exogenous shocks: A comparative statistical analysis

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|Apr 2026

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Hybrid regime dynamics in semi-presidential systems under armed conflicts (% of country-years): Indicator view_

Type of semi-presidentialismDemocratic dynamicsUncertain dynamicsAutocratic dynamics
Inter-typeIntra-typeInter-typeIntra-typeInter-typeIntra-type
Categorization 1 FiW project
President-parliamentarism47.543.866.127.467.428.8
Premier-presidentialism52.529.333.939.432.631.3
Polity project
President-parliamentarism61.658.960.06.783.834.4
Premier-presidentialism38.476.140.010.916.213.0
Categorization 2 FiW project
Presidentialized45.924.178.039.780.836.2
Balanced45.958.320.325.015.416.7
Parliamentarized8.262.51.712.53.825.0
Polity project
Presidentialized61.658.283.35.589.236.3
Balanced32.675.016.715.010.810.0
Parliamentarized5.8100.00.00.00.00.0

Spearman rank-order correlations between semi-presidentialism (SP) categorizations, conflict levels, and socio-economic and political indicators/variables_

Spearman rank-order correlations (Data ++)
MD Pairwise deleted
Marked correlations are significant at p < 0.05
VariablesWGI (GE)Gini coefficientGDP (per capita)Economic freedom indexHDIFiW scorePolity score
Conflict –0.187 –0.125–0.0390.013 0.179 –0.153 0.152
Categorization 1 of SP (Shugart & Carey)–0.039 0.452 –0.404 –0.219 –0.222 0.151 –0.227
Categorization 2 of SP (Elgie)0.1460.182–0.036 –0.254 –0.344 0.320 –0.313

Mann–Whitney U test comparison between president-parliamentarism and premier-presidentialism_

Indicators/VariablesRank sum, president-parliamentarismRank sum, premier-presidentialism U p-value
WGI (GE)3455.03926.01744.00.669
Gini coefficient1592.51182.5 321.5 0.000
GDP (per capita)6892.07643.0 1842.0 0.000
Economic freedom index2751.53803.5 1211.5 0.020
HDI5736.55739.5 2081.5 0.007
FiW score9192.55685.52984.50.052
Polity score5614.03702.0 1519.0 0.011

Average outcomes of semi-presidentialism in nascent transitional states with hybrid regimes under armed conflicts: Generalization view_

Indicators/Variables*, (averaged data)Semi-presidentialism
The initial (first analytical) year of armed conflictThe final (last analytical) year of armed conflictIn total
WGI (GE)–0.75–0.72–0.50
Gini coefficient37.434.734.5
GDP (per capita)$1426$2890$1848
Economic freedom index5.735.866.18
HDI0.5650.6210.625
FiW score4.534.844.32
Polity score+2,00+3,00+3,16
Conflict level/typePartially unified majority systemPartially unified majority systemFully unified majority system

Average outcomes of different types of semi-presidentialism in nascent transitional states with hybrid regimes under armed conflicts: Categorization view_

Indicators/Variables* (averaged data)Types of semi-presidentialism
Categorization 1
President-parliamentarismPremier-presidentialism
WGI (GE)–0.50–0.50
Gini coefficient37.432.4
GDP (per capita)$1230$2732
Economic Freedom Index5.886.47
HDI0.6100.645
FiW Score4.764.40
Polity Score+2.34+4.17
Conflict level/typeFully unified majority systemPartially unified majority system

Intra-executive conflict level/type in semi-presidential systems under armed conflicts (% of country-years): Indicator view_

Type of semi-presidentialismFully unified majorityPartially unified majorityFully unified minorityPartially unified minorityDivided majorityDivided minority
Inter-typeIntra-typeInter-typeIntra-typeInter-typeIntra-typeInter-typeIntra-typeInter-typeIntra-typeInter-typeIntra-type
Categorization 1
President-parliam.59.478.278.317.81001.00.00.023.13.00.00.0
Premier-president.40.674.021.76.80.00.00.00.076.913.71005.5
Categorization 2
Presidentialized75.985.669.613.60.00.00.00.06.30.80.00.0
Balanced22.662.517.48.31002.10.00.081.322.950.04.2
Parliamentarized1.525.013.037.50.00.00.00.012.537.550.00.0

Cases of semi-presidentialism in nascent transitional states with hybrid regimes under armed conflicts (as of December 2024)_

StateYear coverageArmed conflictCategorization 1 of semi-presidentialismCategorization 2 of semi-presidentialism
Armenia1991–2018Nagorno-Karabakh ConflictPresident-parliamentary/Premier-presidentialPresidentialized/Balanced
Azerbaijan1991–1995First Nagorno-Karabakh WarPresident-parliamentaryBalanced
Cameroon2017–2024Anglophone Crisis in CameroonPresident-parliamentaryPresidentialized
Chad2005–2010Chadian Civil WarPremier-presidentialPresidentialized
Croatia1991–1995Croatian War of IndependencePresident-parliamentaryPresidentialized
Georgia2004–2024Georgian-Ossetian/Abkhazia ConflictPresident-parliamentary/Premier-presidentialPresidentialized/Balanced/Parliamentarized
Haiti2020–2024Gang War in HaitiPremier-presidentialPresidentialized/Parliamentarized
Mali2012–2022Mali WarPremier-presidentialPresidentialized/Balanced
Moldova1991–2000, 2017–2024Transnistria ConflictPremier-presidentialBalanced/Presidentialized
Mozambique2017–2024Insurgency in Cabo DelgadoPresident-parliamentaryPresidentialized
Russia1994–1996, 1999–2000First and Second Chechen WarsPresident-parliamentaryPresidentialized
Sri Lanka1983–2009Sri Lankan Civil WarPresident-parliamentaryPresidentialized/Balanced/Parliamentarized
Ukraine2014–2024Russo-Ukrainian WarPremier-presidentialBalanced/Presidentialized
Yemen1994–2011Yemeni Civil War, Houthi Insurgency/Al-Qaeda InsurgencyPresident-parliamentaryPresidentialized

Kruskal–Wallis test comparison between presidentialized, balanced, and parliamentarized types_

Indicators/VariablesMean rank, parliamentarizedMean rank, balancedMean rank, presidentialized H p-Value
WGI (GE)61.8350.2564.403.450.1780
Gini coefficient67.0031.1041.055.640.0595
GDP (per capita)90.5787.5984.320.230.8924
Economic freedom index62.1774.1252.16 8.61 0.0135
HDI81.75101.2665.36 20.21 0.0000
FiW Score66.3163.0697.59 18.13 0.0001
Polity score86.8085.1860.16 13.34 0.0013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acpo-2026-0001 | Journal eISSN: 1803-8220 | Journal ISSN: 1804-1302
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 25
Submitted on: Sep 4, 2025
Accepted on: Jan 19, 2026
Published on: Apr 21, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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