Seeing Double

The 2022 French presidential campaign highlighted the centralized nature of a vertical presidential power system. Power concentration in the hands of a single individual exacerbates partisan divisions and institutional distrust. Can co-leadership foster unity and heal a wounded democracy? Blanche Leridon, Institut Montaigne’s Editorial Director, spearheaded this series on political power-sharing to find answers. From the US to Spain, without forgetting India or Russia, our articles take a look into emblematic leadership duos that emerged.