The Ukrainian Constitution of 1996 adopted a model of governance close to the French style semi-presidentialism created by Charles de Gaulle for the Fifth Republic: a directly elected president with significant executive powers and a prime minister responsible to parliament. This system works best when the president and the prime minister come from the same political party or coalition.
1996年乌克兰宪法采用的管理模式与戴高乐为第五共和创建的法式半总统制非常相似：都拥有掌握重要行政权力的直选总统和对议会负责的总理。在总统和总理出自同一政党或联盟的情况下，这样的制度能发挥最佳的效果。