About Changes in the Organization and Functioning of the Power Mechanism as a Result of the Constitutional Reform of 2020 in the Russian Federation

Abstract

Much has been said and written about the specifics of the constitutional reform 2020, its strengths and weaknesses. This article is devoted to the analysis of changes in the organization and functioning of the power mechanism in the context of possible consequences for the constitutional system of the Russian Federation. It is good news that the topic of constitutional reform has made its way into the current political agenda of the country — if this is really the goal but not the means or its cover. The article considers the latest amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation within the framework of the “unified system of state power” and “unified system of public power”, and the new refined form of government through the prism of their correlation with the principles of democracy, the Republican form of government, the horizontal division of powers, and the vertical division of powers. The reasons for shifting the system of checks and balances in favour of the central presidential power are investigated.