To the issue on the effectiveness of the presidential power

The article is devoted to the problem of assessing the effectiveness of presidential power. Basing on the analysis of different approaches to the view of factors of the effectiveness of power and its criteria, the author propose a method for assessing the effectiveness of the presidency. At the same time, special attention is paid to the difficulties arising in the study of the effectiveness of the presidential power. The work emphasizes the need to take into account the institutional specifics of the presidential authority, features of the system of government, as well as the results of the activities of the head of state, both for a long-term and current period.