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Agent-based model reveals how opposition obstruction halts legislation

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A new agent-based model simulates legislative passage across four democratic systems, revealing that fragmented parliaments significantly hinder bill passage primarily due to cohesive opposition obstruction, not just coalition formation failures. The model indicates that disabling opposition discipline restores legislative throughput, with parliamentary systems maximizing bill passage at the expense of representation, while republican systems prioritize fidelity. Semi-presidential variants like those in France and Russia offer a middle ground between these extremes. AI

RANK_REASON Academic paper detailing a new agent-based model for legislative analysis. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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  1. arXiv cs.MA (Multiagent) TIER_1 English(EN) · Fuad Ali ·

    Why fragmented parliaments stop passing legislation: Opposition discipline and representation across four democratic institutions

    Parliamentary systems pass more bills than presidential systems at baseline, but collapse to near-zero passage under party-system fragmentation. The literature offers three competing micro-explanations: coalition-formation failure, party discipline, and committee gatekeeping. The…

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