Development of Powers of the Head of State in the Context of Amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation

С В Гунич ,A E Stupnitskiy

doi:10.17803/1729-5920.2021.172.3.052-061

Abstract

The paper expresses an opinion on the content of certain provisions and on the procedure for adopting amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation. Based on the analysis of the claims made against them by some categories of citizens, the directions of their further scientific understanding are determined. Proposals for improving a number of constitutional provisions are formulated. The authors focus on the consideration of the essence of the constitutional reform in terms of the redistribution of the powers of the head of state in the direction of strengthening popular representation in the formation of public authorities and the exercise of their functions. The study examines the formal consolidation and practical implementation of the competence of the President of the Russian Federation in relation to various branches of state power. Within the framework of the legislative function, it is noted that he is strengthening his position by gaining the opportunity to exert political influence on the senators of the Russian Federation, as well as using the institute of preliminary constitutional control. In the field of executive and administrative powers, the updated procedure for appointing members of the Government of the Russian Federation is considered in detail. Using the method of scientific modeling, the analysis of the influence of the houses of parliament on the process of formation of federal executive bodies is carried out. Based on this, it is concluded that the executive branch of state power is invariably dependent on the will of the President and that the constitutional provisions announcing the gradual transition of the Russian state to a parliamentary-presidential form of government are decorative. The authors express dissatisfaction against the denigration of the role of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation to protection of the Constitution, rights and freedoms of man and citizen. It is concluded that the powers of the head of state are developing in the direction of strengthening his political influence on the process of implementation by state bodies of their daily activities and their adoption of legal decisions.

Highlights

Конституции РФ, допускающей возможность для ныне действующего и действовавших ранее президентов не учитывать сроки исполнения ими полномочий до вступления в силу положения, запрещающего одному и тому же лицу занимать данную должность более двух сроков подряд, в том числе и текущий срок
The authors focus on the consideration of the essence of the constitutional reform in terms of the redistribution of the powers of the head of state in the direction of strengthening popular representation in the formation of public authorities and the exercise of their functions
Within the framework of the legislative function, it is noted that he is strengthening his position by gaining the opportunity to exert political influence on the senators of the Russian Federation, as well as using the institute of preliminary constitutional control

Summary

Introduction

Конституции РФ, допускающей возможность для ныне действующего и действовавших ранее президентов не учитывать сроки исполнения ими полномочий до вступления в силу положения, запрещающего одному и тому же лицу занимать данную должность более двух сроков подряд, в том числе и текущий срок. Е. Модернизация полномочий главы государства в контексте поправок к Конституции Российской Федерации // Lex russica.

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