Institutionalization of regional political leadership in the context of the transformation of the territorial structure of the state
The purpose of the article is to clarify the content of the process of institutionalizing regional political leadership in an actual context. Its periodization is given, the main features of each stage are highlighted. The beginning of the restructuring of interbudgetary relations leads to a reduction in the administrative and managerial apparatus, which will take place in a competitive struggle in conjunction with the elimination of the extremes of authoritarianism, centralism and connivance on the ground. This, in turn, will ensure the balance of political participation, which is necessary as a basis for both the continuation of the reforms and the success of the 2018 presidential election. Demanded types of regional leaders within the framework of J. Blondel's classification and the current stage of institutionalization, which includes the full execution of the May decrees of the President, are ideologists and innovators.