Constitution on Pause: How the Monopoly of Power and Martial Law Reshaped Ukraine’s Power Structure

... semi-presidential system to a more rigid presidential model. While the formal role of parliament and other institutions remains unchanged, in practice, key decisions are now concentrated in the hands of the executive. The Office of the President of Ukraine and the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) emerged as the main centers of this new power structure. As a result, extrajudicial methods of governance have expanded, the system of checks and balances has weakened, and the independence of such institutions as the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine’s ...