Trends in the development of local self-government: key events of 2020-2023 and their impact on the unified system of public power

The article reveals relevant aspects of the events of 2020-2023 in the context of public-power relations. In the context of the adopted constitutional amendments, the issue of local self-government becomes relevant due to the construction of a unified system of public power, in the vertical of which local self-government bodies are now also embedded. The steps taken by the federal legislator to reform the legislation on local self-government raise a number of significant problems related to the lack of certainty in the conceptual series used, as well as the delimitation of the powers of the state and local self-government, which are disclosed in this article. The initiated reform of public authority has not been able to bring the necessary clarity to this issue for the time being, for which reason the article proposes a substantive approach to the delineation of the spheres of influence of local government and state power. This approach will overcome the uncertainty in the legislation on local self-government and will contribute to improving the efficiency of public administration.