Constitutional reform in the Russian Federation and its impact on the system of public authorities

Abstract

This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the 2020 constitutional reform in the Russian Federation and its impact on government bodies. The reform aims to identify key changes in the constitutional regulation of the status and interactions between branches of government and to assess their impact in a comparative perspective with the previous constitutional order. The study's findings demonstrate a significant concentration of power in the hands of the President of the Russian Federation, a significant redistribution of the balance of power between institutions, a formal strengthening of the role of parliament while simultaneously strengthening presidential control over it, and the deep integration of traditional and new constitutional bodies into a unified system of governance under the dominant influence of the head of state.