President and Executive Power in a Mixed Republican Form of Government. Theory and Ukrainian Experience

Abstract

The question of the relationship between the head of state and the executive branch is of fundamental importance in governance. In a presidential republic, the president is functionally and structurally integrated into the executive branch and heads the system of relevant bodies. In a parliamentary republic, the president is distant from the executive branch. In a mixed republican form of government, the president is not a structural component of the executive branch but is substantially integrated with it by functional duties. The level of this combination is significant and causes a dualism of executive power. The presence of the two leading executive bodies prevents abuse of executive power. This issue is becoming extremely important for many post-Soviet republics.

Keywords

• mixed form
• republican form
• government
• head of state
• president
• executive power
• dualism of executive power
• division of competence