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Electoral Systems

Ukraine Ukraine

ES001

Head of State
Question:How is the Head of State selected?
Answer(s): c. Directly elected in general elections (absolute majority with 2nd round if necessary)
Comments: The President of Ukraine is the Head of State. S/he shall be elected by the citizens of Ukraine for a five-year term, on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage, by secret ballot, for more than two consecutive terms. The candidate who obtains the absolute majority of votes shall be elected President. There shall be a second round of elections among the two candidates with the highest number of votes, in case no candidate obtains the absolute majority at the first round.
Source: Constitution, articles 102, 103: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/254%D0%BA/96-%D0%B2%D1%80 Law on Elections of the President of Ukraine, last amended in 2019, art. 84 (3, 5): https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/474-14
Verified: 2019/03/11
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ES002

Head of Government
Question:How is the Head of Government selected?
Answer: c. Indirectly elected by legislature/chosen by parliament
Comments: The Prime Minister of Ukraine is appointed by the Parliament of Ukraine (Verkhovna Rada) upon the submission by the President of Ukraine. The name of a candidate for the office of the Prime Minister of Ukraine is put forward by the President of Ukraine upon the proposal by the parliamentary coalition or by a parliamentary faction whose People's Deputies of Ukraine make up a majority of the constitutional membership of the Parliament.
Source: Constitution, article 114 https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/474-14
Verified: 2019/03/11
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ES003

President
Question:Does the country have a president?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: The President of Ukraine is the Head of State. S/he shall be elected by the citizens of Ukraine for a five-year term, on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage, by secret ballot, for more than two consecutive terms. The candidate who obtains the absolute majority of votes shall be elected President.
Source: Constitution, articles 102, 103: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/254%D0%BA/96-%D0%B2%D1%80
Verified: 2019/03/11
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ES004

Number of Chambers
Question:The national legislature consists of (one/two chambers):
Answer: a. One chamber
Comments: The sole body of legislative power in Ukraine is the Parliament, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, which comprises 450 Deputies elected on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage, by secret ballot for a term of five years.
Source: Constitution, art. 75, 76 https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/254%D0%BA/96-%D0%B2%D1%80
Verified: 2019/03/11
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ES005

Electoral System (Chamber 1)
Question:What is the electoral system for Chamber 1 of the national legislature?
Answer(s): e. Parallel (Segmented) (PR Lists and Majoritarian constituencies)
Comments: The parliament is composed of 450 members elected by a mixed system. 225 deputies shall be elected by list-proportional representation from closed party lists in a single countrywide constituency and the other 225 deputies shall be elected by first-past-the-post in 225 single-member constituencies.
Source: The Law on Elections of People's Deputies of Ukraine (last amended in 2019), art. 1: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/en/4061-17
Verified: 2019/03/11
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