Provisional government
As a transitional government, even provisional government or interim government a provisional government is called, which is usually set up in times of political crisis. A transitional government was not democratically legitimized as a rule. It frequently consists of trustworthy translucent persons to whom the fulfillment of the tasks assigned are credited. Often members come from among the former opposition or moderate representatives of the previous system.
The transitional government must be distinguished from a caretaker government, which refers to a government that has lost its majority in elections, but the business leader remains in office until the new government is formed.
Tasks of the transitional government
The tasks of the transitional government are severely limited. You must ensure that a state action despite a crisis situation is possible. Her major responsibilities include the maintenance of internal security and the organization of new elections.
Historical examples of a transitional government
Historically transitional governments are described between the time of death of the monarch and the determination of its successor ( interregnum ). Many governments in March were transitional governments.
- Transitional government in Russia ( 1917), it was founded as a result of the February Revolution.
- Estonian transitional government (1918-1919)
- Transitional government in South Ireland ( 1922), based upon an agreement between the British government and Irish revolutionaries in order to pave the way for the establishment of the Irish Free State.
- Transitional Government of Free India (1943-1945), it was founded in the dominated by the Axis powers the Indian territory.
- Transitional Government of the French Republic (1944-1946)
- Transitional Government of Somalia (since 2000)
- Transitional Government of Iraq (2004-2005)
- Loukas Papademos cabinet Greece (2011-2012)
- Cabinet Panagiotis Pikrammenos Greece ( 2012)
- Cabinet Yatsenyuk Ukraine (2014)