Competition as a way to ensure the constitutional right of citizens to equal access to public service

Purpose of research. Purpose of research. The article deals with modern problems of ensuring the constitutional right of citizens to equal access to public service on the basis of competitive replacement of public service positions. The article analyzes the practical application of competitive selection for public civil service as the main way to ensure equal access of citizens to public service. The purpose of the study is to identify existing shortcomings in the legal consolidation and practical implementation of equal rights of citizens to public service on a competitive basis. This is necessary in order to exclude the declarative nature of the constitutional right to equal access to public service. Conclusions: as a result of the research, the authors come to the conclusion that at the present stage, the most important principles of competitive selection are not fully used when conducting competitive selection for civil service positions. Such as, for example, the principle of openness, competition, and objectivity in assessing the professional and personal qualities of contestants. One of the solutions to this problem is considered by the authors to hold the contest online. The legal consolidation of the competition for filling vacant civil service positions in online mode is becoming particularly relevant in the context of the new COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

civil service, civil service position, equal access, contest, electronic technologies