institution of the presidency

This article is devoted to the influence of the institution of the presidency on the formation of Ukrainian statehood. The article determines the status and role of the President during the existence of independent Ukraine and analyzes historical aspects of the formation of the institution of the presidency.

The article provides an analysis and examples of classification criteria for presidential and mixed forms of government. The influence of the institution of the presidency is considered as one of the most common classification criteria for presidential and mixed systems. A system of indicators to determine the influence of the institution of the presidency has been proposed.