THE POLITICAL REGIME IN UKRAINE BEFORE AND DURING MARTIAL LAW: NEW CHALLENGES

Abstract

The relevance of the topic of the article lies in the fact that political regimes and the political system as a whole are key factors for understanding political processes in one or another country and are a set of methods, ways and means of exercising power. Therefore, the nature of the political regime in a particular country reflects the real relationship between power and society in the country, the features and level of development of civil society, the political doctrine of plurality, various groups of influence, the principles of organizing political life and the rules of the game in politics, including those established at the legislative level. In particular, this topic is relevant first of all for Ukraine as a developing state that is on the path of democratic transformations, striving to become a member of the EU and integrate into the Euro-Atlantic political, economic and security structures. Therefore, for Ukraine, which during the history of its independence has experienced a number of revolutions, the "Orange Revolution" and the "Revolution of Dignity" and is now in a state of full-scale war (aggression) by the Russian Federation, the problem of having proper, effective and stable institutional processes and political development and reform of the government system. The article analyzes the transformation of Ukraine's political regimes on the eve and during the martial law introduced after the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. Conclusions were made regarding the key directions and tasks of the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine and the possible development of the political system. The purpose of the article is to clarify the features of political regimes and their transformations in Ukraine before the introduction of martial law due to the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation and after, as well as the related global challenges and problems that are occurring, as well as a forecast of possible options for the development of social - political life in Ukraine in the post-war period.