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Colombia Internacional
Print version ISSN 0121-5612
Abstract
EBERHARDT, María Laura. The revocation of the presidential mandate in Latin America. Advantages and limitations. The cases of Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador. colomb.int. [online]. 2017, n.92, pp.105-133. ISSN 0121-5612. https://doi.org/10.7440/colombiaint92.2017.04.
This article analyzes the institutional features of the revocation of the presidential mandate in the constitutions of Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador. It likewise examines the times when it was invoked against Hugo Chávez in Venezuela in 2004 and Evo Morales in Bolivia in 2008. Its aim is to learn about its impact on presidential regimes. In that respect, it stands as a mechanism of vertical accountability to remove presidents who are de-legitimized by a popular vote. In the same manner, this article evaluates its advantages and limitations as a tool for overcoming a crisis of governability in democratic settings, that is, as an alternative form of political judgment (horizontal accountability).
Keywords : Venezuela; Bolivia; Ecuador; revocation of presidential mandate.