Abstract

Background: The Institute of the Presidency of Ukraine, in the realities of the Russian military invasion, has acquired tangible importance. The main goal of the proposed study is to identify and analyse key aspects of the influence of the institution of the presidency on political decision-making in Ukraine in the context of current complex challenges. Methods:  To implement the proposed goal, the PRISMA scientific approach was used, which made it possible to select the necessary scientific sources. The processing of such sources was carried out using content analysis, comparison, and synthesis. Results: The study indicate that the problem of developing the institution of the president is primarily relevant for political science researchers because the functioning of the Ukrainian state model of governance is closely related to the presidential position. At the same time, transferring the ready-made model of the institution of the president into the Ukrainian political system, unprepared for democratic schemes of political interaction and containment of the negative consequences of unofficial interactions, rules, and practices, has certain difficulties. The impact of the socio-economic and political challenges of today on the work of the President of Ukraine is demonstrated. The following challenges are noted: socio-economic, political, humanitarian, and post-war. Their consideration will allow for the formation of individual strategic decisions that can consider both existing challenges and possible problems in the future. Conclusion: It is demonstrated that the further development of the institution of the presidency will require emphasis on individual areas of activity: institutionalisation of control mechanisms, balancing powers, and deepening the participation of experts.

Keywords

Challenges, Presidency, Prospects, Russian aggression, Ukraine,

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