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Верховна Рада України
The Verkhovna Rada ( ; VR), officially the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, is the unicameralism, unicameral parliament of Ukraine. It consists of 450 Deputy (legislator), deputies presided over by a speaker. The Verkhovna Rada meets in the Verkhovna Rada building in Ukraine's capital Kyiv. The Verkhovna Rada developed out of the systems of the republican representative body known in the Soviet Union as the Supreme Soviet (Supreme Council) that was first established on 26 June 1938 as a type of legislature of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukrainian SSR after the dissolution of the All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets, Congress of Soviets of the Ukrainian SSR.Verkhovna Rada in the Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine The 12th convocation of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR (1990 Ukrainian parliamentary election, elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the 9th convocation (, ) is the current convocation of the legislative branch of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's Unicameralism, unicameral parliament. The 9th convocation meets at the Verkhovna Rada building in Kyiv, having begun its term on 29 August 2019, following the last session of the 8th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada, 8th Verkhovna Rada. The 9th Verkhovna Rada's composition is based upon the results of the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election, 21 July 2019 parliamentary election, which took place three months after the second round of the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election. Ukraine's head of state during the parliament's term is President of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky. Eleven parties were represented in the Verkhovna Rada, although only five of them surpassed the mandatory five percent election threshold to gain representation based on the proportional representation system. About 80 percent of the members of parliament of this convo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andriy Baloha's Team
Andriy Baloha's Team (; formerly United Centre) is a Ukrainian political party. It is an offspring of Our Ukraine. Legally, Andriy Baloha's Team is the successor of the Party of Private Property (; ''Partija privatnoi vlasnosti''), registered with the Ministry of Justice on September 24, 1999."Партія Приватної власності" офіційно повідомила Мін’юст про зміну назви на "Єдиний центр" , Ukrainian Ministry of Justice The party changed its name to United Centre in March 2008. In 2020, the party was renamed Andriy Baloha's Team and consequently taken over by [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platform For Life And Peace
The Platform for Life and Peace (, ; PZZhM/) was a parliamentary group in Ukraine created after the ban on the Opposition Platform — For Life and the dissolution of the parliamentary group of the same name following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. On January 19, 2025, it was dissolved and thus ceased to exist due to the application of sanctions by the NSDC of Ukraine against Yuriy Boyko. History After the events of Euromaidan, the Party of Regions de-facto ceased to exist, most of its former members founded the Opposition Bloc. In the 2014 parliamentary elections, the Opposition Bloc took 4th place, gaining 9.43% of the votes and receiving 31 seats in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the VIII convocation. In November 2018, For Life and the Opposition Bloc united into the Opposition Platform - For Life, however, disagreements that arose on the basis of this inter-party association led to a split in the ranks of the Opposition Bloc and the exit of Yevheniy Murayev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainian Independent Information Agency
The Ukrainian Independent Information Agency of News () is a Kyiv-based Ukrainian news agency. It produces and provides political, business and financial information, and a photo reporting service. As of October 2022, it was the most visited news site in Ukraine with a 19% market share. UNIAN is a part of 1+1 Media Group, related to oligarch Ihor Kolomoyskyi. UNIAN was founded in March 1993 as the Ukrainian Independent Information Agency of News. The agency's offices are at 4 Khreshchatyk Street, adjacent to European Square, in Kyiv. UNIAN offers its press conference hall to interested customers. UNIAN runs a TV channel, UNIAN TV, broadcasting news, analytical programs, documentaries, sport and movies. It is available on satellite, cable and IPTV networks. It broadcasts unencrypted from the AMOS-2 satellite (4.0 W), at 10722 Horizonal, 27500. The channel's General Producer is Vladyslav Svinchenko. On August 28, 2013, Oksana Romanyuk, executive director of the Institute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kira Rudyk
Kira Oleksandrivna Rudik (; born 14 October 1985) is a Ukrainian politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from the proportional list of the Holos (political party), Holos party. She is additionally the party's leader, and vice president of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE). Prior to politics she worked in the Ukrainian and American IT industry, IT industries. She was a member of the board of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine and the IT Association of Ukraine. Childhood and education Kira Rudik was born on 14 October 1985 in Uzhhorod. In 2002, she graduated from school No. 1 in Uzhgorod with an in-depth study of the English language. While studying at school, she participated in Olympiads in mathematics, physics, chemistry, the Ukrainian language and other subjects. Graduated from a music school with two majors: piano and percussion instruments. In 2008, she obtained a Master's degree at the National University of Kyiv-Moh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice (parliamentary Group)
The Parliamentarian Association "Justice" () is a parliamentary faction in the Verkhovna Rada (the national parliament of Ukraine), founded in 2021 by 11 deputies of the Holos party who disagree with the actions of the party leadership. History The political party Holos, which was established in May 2019, won 20 seats in the July 2019 parliamentary election.CEC counts 100 percent of vote in Ukraine's parliamentary elections (26 July 2019) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holos (political Party)
Holos (, , ) is a Liberalism, liberal and Pro-Europeanism, pro-European political party in Ukraine, led by Kira Rudik. The group was founded by Ukrainian musician Svyatoslav Vakarchuk in May 2019. The party won 20 seats in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2019 parliamentary election, becoming part of the opposition in the 9th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada, 9th Ukrainian parliament. An observer-member of Liberal International, Holos is the first party with liberal ideology to enter the Ukrainian Parliament and form a faction. After the local elections in 2020, the party gained 350 seats in the local councils. Name The name of the party has two meanings in the Ukrainian language: ''voice'' and ''vote''. The founder of the party, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, said that the name of the party was chosen because this word characterizes Ukrainian voters and their desire for change in the country: ' History Establishment and entry to parliament The party was presented to the public on 16 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Solidarity
European Solidarity (, ; , YeS) is a political party in Ukraine. It has its roots in a parliamentary group called Solidarity dating from 2000 and has existed since in various forms as a political outlet for Petro Poroshenko. The party with its then name Petro Poroshenko Bloc won 132 of the 423 contested seats in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, more than any other party. In August 2015, the Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform (UDAR) merged into the party. In May 2019, the UDAR undid this merge. In October 2017, the party had about 30,000 members; former members of Party of Regions are denied membership. In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election, the party won 23 seats on the nationwide party list and 2 constituency seats. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliamentary Opposition
Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. This article uses the term ''government'' as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning ''the administration'' or ''the cabinet'' rather than ''the state''. In some countries, the title of "Official Opposition" is conferred upon the largest political party sitting in opposition in the legislature, with said party's leader being accorded the title "Leader of the Opposition". In first-past-the-post assemblies, where the tendency to gravitate into two major parties or party groupings operates strongly, ''government'' and ''opposition'' roles can go to the two main groupings serially in alternation. The more proportionally representative a system, the greater the likelihood of multiple political parties appearing in the parliamentary debating chamber. Such systems can foster multiple "opposition" parties which may have little in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavlo Bakunets
Pavlo Andriiovych Bakunets () is a Ukrainian politician and a People's Deputy of the 9th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada. Biography Pavlo Andriiovych Bakunets was born on July 10, 1987, in Yavoriv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. He received a BA from the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, also attended UCU's Lviv Business School, and graduated from the University of Lviv. Bakunets became a representative on the local council of Yavoriv, and was on the ethics committee. From 2014 to 2015, he was the secretary of Yavoriv Municipality, and in 2015, he was elected mayor of Yavoriv, a position he held until 2019. He was the leader of the Yavoriv branch of the Self Reliance political party, and is the cofounder of Youth of Yavoriv Raion, an NGO. Parliamentary Activity On August 29, 2019, Bakunets became a Member of Ukrainian Parliament. In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election, he was elected in Ukraine's 122nd electoral district and received 14.84% of the vote, a plurality. Although e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Self Reliance (political Party)
The Association "Self Reliance" () is a Liberal conservatism, liberal conservative and Christian democracy, Christian democratic political parties in Ukraine, political party in Ukraine. It was founded on 29 December 2012, and identifies with the ideology of "Christian morality and common sense." The name of the party is similar to the name of the Non-governmental organization, NGO, founded by former leader, Andriy Sadovyi in 2004. The party won 33 seats in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election.Poroshenko Bloc to have greatest number of seats in parliament Ukrinform (8 November 2014) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mykola Babenko
Mykola Viktorovych Babenko (; born 17 September 1980) is a Ukrainian politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine representing Ukraine's 90th electoral district from Dovira since 2019. He was elected as a member of Bila Tserkva Together. Early life and career Mykola Viktorovych Babenko was born on 17 September 1980 in the southern Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih. He is an orphan. In 2002, he graduated from the international relations institute of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, specialising in private international law. In 2005, he completed his postgraduate studies at Shevchenko University's faculty of law. In 2001, Babenko began working as a legal assistant. In 2003, he began practicing law on his own. He also worked in the road construction industry. In 2015, he founded BioPromEnerho TOV, which he served as director of prior to becoming a People's Deputy. He was also head of BC Invest, an investment attraction group. Political career Baben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
