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In this article the author aims to analyze the essence of the legal bases of decentralization reform in Ukraine on the basis of conceptualization of theoretical principles and determination of priority directions of decentralization of power. The author notes that decentralization is one of the priority principles of the organization and functioning of public power and acts as a strategically determined vector of modern state policy; it is one of the components of almost all sectoral reforms. The article emphasizes that decentralization issues attract the attention of researchers from completely different scientific fields. However, either in theory or in practice there is no single unified concept of decentralization and its individual components, types, models. In the study the author came to the conclusion that, despite the multidimensionality of the concept of decentralization, the breadth of classification of its types, forms, models, the essence and content of this process should, above all, put two main aspects. First, the separation of powers and responsibilities between central, regional and local government, and second, the empowerment of citizens to address political, economic and social problems. Analyzing the basic approaches to decentralization, the author made the following conclusions: the state can carry out decentralization of power in the interests of the population, on the basis of law, transferring part of the powers of executive bodies to local self-government bodies; decentralization of powers must take into account the principle of subsidiarity.

The article explores the problems of ensuring the rights to represent the common interests of the territorial communities in Ukraine in the context of changing the electoral system in the local elections. The practical results of the 2015 local elections in Ukraine in terms of representation in the regional and district councils are analyzed. A number of problems were identified, including: lack of representation in separate districts, lack of representation of the individual communities in the district and regional councils, which is inconsistent with Article 140 of the Constitution of Ukraine, where it is determined that the local self-government bodies representing the common interests of the territorial communities of the villages, towns and cities are the district and region councils. The authors note that such an electoral system of "open lists" of the Law of Ukraine "On Local Elections" is not capable of ensuring fair and equal representation of the territorial communities in the regional and district councils. The article states that in the context of the reform of the local self-government in Ukraine, approved by the order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Approval of the Concept of Reforming the Local Self-Government and Territorial Organization of Power in Ukraine" No. 333-r of April 1, 2014, the issues of proper representation of the common interests are of particular relevance to the territorial communities of villages, towns and cities in the district and regional councils. That is why it is important for the next local elections in the autumn of 2020 to solve two global tasks: to approve the new administrative-territorial structure and to change the rules of the electoral legislation in order to properly represent the common interests of the territorial communities.