President

The status of the President of Ukraine is defined in Chapter V of the Constitution of Ukraine, which stipulates the rights and responsibilities of the President as the Head of State, the election procedure, and provides for the possibility of his/her dismissal from office and termination of his/her authorities.
The status of the President, the Guarantor of the Constitution, defined in Article 102 of the Constitution, imposes on him/her the duty to prevent any actions of the legislative, executive and judicial branches of power that directly or indirectly infringe the supreme Law of Ukraine. To carry out this duty the President is vested with corresponding authorities. He has authority to suspend decisions of governmental institutions and veto laws passed by the Verkhovna Rada.
The President is the Guarantor of state sovereignty and territorial independence of Ukraine. His authorities in this sphere are defined in Article 102 of the Constitution of Ukraine and impose on him the duty to make decisions and act in order to defend and consolidate the state sovereignty, to observe the integrity and indivisibility of Ukraine's territory within the limits of the existing borders.

According to Article 102 of the Constitution of Ukraine, as the Guarantor of citizens' rights and freedoms, the President has the authority to revoke acts of governmental structures and branches of government in order to protect citizens' rights and freedoms.

The President's authorities regarding the country's internal policy are defined in Article 106 of the Constitution of Ukraine, according to which, and basing on and in pursuance of the Constitution and the laws of Ukraine the President of Ukraine issues decrees and orders, which are binding on the territory of Ukraine. Co-operating with all branches of power, the President appoints and dismisses members of the Government and other institutions of the executive branch of power, can participate in the Government's meetings and have his/her representatives in the Cabinet of Ministers, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine and the Verkhovna Rada.

The President's authorities in the sphere of foreign policy are defined in Article 102 of the Constitution of Ukraine. President as the Head of State acts on its behalf, represents Ukraine in international relations, negotiates and concludes international treaties, as well as directs all foreign-policy activity of the state.

In accordance with Article 106 of the Constitution of Ukraine, the President is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In the event of an armed aggression against Ukraine, the President makes decisions on the use of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in order to defend the state against the enemy. As the Guarantor of state sovereignty and territorial independence of Ukraine, the President heads the Council of National Security and Defense of Ukraine.

The President exercises his authorities through the vertical of power consisting of the President's Administration, Consultative Council, Council of National Security and Defense and local administrations.