To date, the President has not exercised such power.

The presidency is largely a ceremonial office, but the President does exercise certain limited powers with absolute discretion.

This fear grants him the voluntary or involuntary support of others, enabling the President to exercise his mandates.

Instead the electoral colleges appointed a new parliament and the President exercised executive authority.

In the years since, Presidents have exercised their pardon authority thousands of times.

If so, the President may exercise personal discretion to disapprove the budget.

The President also exercises soft power by championing good causes.

Presidents should surely exercise the power of commutation more often than they currently do.

There are two other options that the President may exercise.

If this occurs, the President may exercise personal discretion to withhold assent to the bill.