Unified power is the
political power principle of
communist states, whereby political power, instead of being
separated into different branches as
Montesquieu called for, is unified, in the state's case, in the
highest organ of state power and in the
communist party's case, in
congress.
This principle drew inspiration from the
Paris Commune established in 1871. This commune established a representative institution, the
Commune Council, which had
executive,
legislative and
judicial powers and, therefore, no separation of powers.
Karl Marx wrote approvingly of this model, noting that it was "a working, not a parliamentary, body, executive and legislative at the same time."
The
constitution of the
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic was the first modern state formation to put this system into practice, and designated the
All-Russian Congress of Soviets as the
highest organ of state power.
Vladimir Lenin, the leader of Russia at the time, believed that only through unitary power could one govern in the name of the
dictatorship of the proletariat.
In communist systems, the highest organ of state power works under the ruling party's leadership.
China's
political system
In political science, a political system means the type of political organization that can be recognized, observed or otherwise declared by a state.
It defines the process for making official government decisions. It usually comprizes the govern ...
, officially referred to as the
system of people's congress, is grounded on this principle.
See also
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Separation of powers
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Fusion of powers
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