Volume: 27 pages , pdf Description This paper aims at distinguishing features of Polish semi-presidentialism which could be applied to Ukraine in order to make its institutional system more favorable for democratic consolidation. In order to reach this aim, this paper compares relative influence of semi-presidential form of government on democratic consolidation of the two countries, evaluating both general impact of this model of power distribution and separate roles of its main institutions – president, parliament, and cabinet. Conclusions from the conducted comparative analysis are used to find possible institutional options for Ukraine, which are then considered from position of their expected influence on democratic consolidation process.