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Parties and Candidates
PC001
Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question: What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):
b . Deposit requirement (specify amount) c . Regional distribution requirement e . Minimum number of candidates
Comments: 'A party that has nominated an electoral roll of candidates for deputies in a national constituency, after the commencement of the election process and before filing documents with the Central Election Commission for registration of candidates for deputies, makes a monetary deposit in the amount of one thousand minimum wages in cashless way on the special account of the Central Election Commission pay'
Source: The Law on Elections of People's Deputies of Ukraine (last amended in 2019), articles 53, 56 (1)
https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/en/4061-17
Verified: 2019/03/12
PC003
Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Question: What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):
a . Age b . Citizenship d . Residence f . Registration
Comments: A citizen of Ukraine who has attained the age of twenty-one on the day of elections, has the right to vote, and has resided on the territory of Ukraine for the past five years, shall be eligible to be elected a People's Deputy of Ukraine.
Source: Constitution, art. 76 (2)
https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/en/254%D0%BA/96-%D0%B2%D1%80
The Law on Elections of People's Deputies of Ukraine (last amended in 2019), article 9
https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/en/4061-17
Verified: 2019/03/12
PC008
Independent candidates
Question: Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s):
e . In both presidential and legislative elections
Comments: The right to nominate legislative candidates in the single-member constituencies shall be exercised either through the political parties or through self nomination.
The right to nominate candidates to the post of the President of Ukraine shall belong to Ukrainian citizens who are eligible to vote. They shall exercise this right through political parties or their election blocs, as well as by self-nomination.
Source: Law on Elections of the President of Ukraine (last amended in 2019) art. 10 (1):
https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/474-14
The Law on Elections of People's Deputies of Ukraine (last amended in 2019),
art. 52 (2), 55 (2)
https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/en/4061-17
Verified: 2019/03/12
PC012
Public funding of parties
Question: Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s):
b . Direct c . Indirect
Comments: As of 2015, parties that receive more than 5% of the vote are entitled to annual public funding for non-campaign spending of 2% of the minimum wage for each vote received. Those parties are also entitled to reimbursement of some campaign costs. In 2019, public funding will be expanded to all parties that receive more than 2% of the popular vote.
There is also indirect public funding in the form of posting and dissemination of campaign materials and free broadcast time on public media.
Source: Law of Ukraine on Political Parties in Ukraine (as amended up to 2015), art. 17: http://www.legislationline.org/documents/id/19912 (2014).
Verified: 2018/06/13
PC015
Question: What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s):
b . Based on result of previous election
Comments: Material and financial support to political parties shall be provided in the form of:
1) donations in support of political parties;
2) public funding of statutory activities of political parties in accordance with the procedures established by this Law and other laws of Ukraine. A donation in support of political party shall mean the monetary funds or other property, benefits, allowances, services, loans (credits), intangible assets, any other intangible or non-monetary benefits including membership fees of the party members, sponsorship by the third parties of the events or other activities in support of political party, goods, works, services provided or
received for free or at discounted price (at a price lower than the market value of identical or similar works, goods and services in the relevant market) that were received by the party or its registered local organization, by the person related to political party or its registered organization, by a candidate nominated by the party or its local organization for the presidential, parliamentary or local elections (through transferring the funds into the election fund account in the respective elections) or provided to the party, its
registered local organization, the person related to the party or its local organization or to the candidate nominated by the party or its local organization for the parliamentary, presidential or local elections (through transferring the funds into the election fund account in the respective elections).
Source: Law of Ukraine on Political Parties in Ukraine(as amended up to 2015), art. 14: http://www.legislationline.org/documents/id/19912 (2014).
Verified: 2018/06/13
PC017
Question: Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: Material and financial support to political parties shall be provided in the form of:
1) donations in support of political parties;
2) public funding of statutory activities of political parties in accordance with the procedures established by this Law and other laws of Ukraine.
Source: Law of Ukraine on Political Parties in Ukraine(as amended up to 2015), art. 17: http://www.legislationline.org/documents/id/19912 (2014).
Verified: 2018/06/13
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