Parliamentary Opposition in the System of Legislative Power (Ukrainian Dimension)

Abstract

The aim of the article is to study current issues and trends in the formation, development, and functioning of the institution of parliamentary opposition in Ukraine, taking into account the leading experience of foreign countries. The methods of this research include monographic analysis, analysis and synthesis, systems approach, generalization, institutional method, forecasting, legal-dogmatic, comparative-legal, etc. The article analyzes modern theoretical and legal approaches to the interpretation of the concepts of “political opposition” and “parliamentary opposition.” The importance of the institution of parliamentary opposition for the formation and functioning of a democratic state in general and the system of governance is substantiated. The article examines the rights and mechanisms of influence of the parliamentary opposition on the legislative process. An analysis of the classification of the main global models of parliamentary opposition is provided. The results of a study on the experience of forming the institution of parliamentary opposition in Ukraine are presented. Considerations are given regarding the resolution of the problem of regulating the legal status of the parliamentary opposition in Ukraine. The article offers proposals for improving the institutional and legal support for the functioning of the institution of parliamentary opposition in Ukraine.