On the Issue of Electing the Head of the Municipal Formation by Competition
This article touches upon studying the process of electing the head of a municipality, changing the order of elections and the resulting consequences, since the use of the “competitive method” contradicted the established local traditions in many municipalities. The aim of the scientific work is to study of the competitive selection system and to identify the principles of empowering candidates and the work of the competition commission. Supporting the introduction of a competitive model for electing the heads of a municipality of one-third of ordinary citizens and a significant part of municipal representatives gives reason to talk about legitimizing this method of forming executive bodies of local self-government among the population. However, the value of the procedures under consideration should not be considered final. It is necessary to constantly maintain a balance between the processes of centralization and decentralization and choose those options that do not contradict the composite characteristics of local self-government.