People and society

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The             [elections, President, minister, political, parliament]system of Ukraine underwent rapid change in the early 1990s after Ukraine gained its               [minister, President, independence, parliament, powers] in 1991. Since then, Ukraine is an independent state with a parliamentary and presidential form of government; it has the functioning             [politics, parliament, minister, government, country] called Verkhovna Rada which is a 450-person, single-chamber legislature. Ukraine parliament members are chosen for four-year terms in free, multicandidate            [choice, parliament, powers, people, elections]. The head of the Ukrainian state is the            [powers, government, President, parliament, minister], who is also chosen in free elections. The president of Ukraine has strong executive            [minister, system, oblasts, powers, parliament] . He can issue decrees and can appoint presidential representatives to oversee policy implementation by local authorities. The day-to-day administration of the government rests in the hands of the prime            [President, minister, parliament, government, country] , who heads the Cabinet of Ministers. Ukraine consists of 24 regions called            [oblasts, elections, powers, people, countries] . In addition, the Crimea enjoys a special status as a republic within Ukraine, which grants it a significant amount of economic autonomy.

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They have closed the cafeteria "to repair a broken steam table."

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"Swimming" is a good exercise.