TRANSFORMATION OF THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT AS A COMPONENT OF SOCIO-POLITICAL CONSOLIDATION IN INDEPENDENT UKRAINE

Abstract

The article analyses the problem of choosing the optimal form of state government at the present stage of development of the Ukrainian state. The evolution of the form of state government is studied and five main stages of its transformation in Ukraine from the moment of independence to the present day are identified. The advantages and disadvantages of the presidential-parliamentary and parliamentary-presidential forms of government in the Ukrainian realities are analysed. The key factors influencing the change of the form of government in Ukraine are identified: the political situation, the state of civil society and European integration processes. The tendency towards parliamentarisation of the public administration system in Ukraine in view of the European and Euro-Atlantic integration processes is revealed. The impact of the transformation of the form of government on the processes of socio-political consolidation in Ukraine is analysed. It is substantiated that the change in the form of government is not only an institutional reform, but also an important factor in consolidating society around democratic values and the European integration course of the state, the effectiveness of which depends on a number of socio-political conditions. It is demonstrated that institutional changes without an appropriate public consensus and maturity of political institutions do not guarantee the achievement of political stability. It is established that the parliamentary form of government has a higher consolidation potential due to the wider representation of social groups and a more balanced distribution of power.