Political System of Ukraine

Ukraine is a unitary, sovereign and independent, democratic, social and legal state, a parliamentary-presidential republic.

The power in Ukraine is carried out according to the principle of its division into legislative, executive and judicial.

According to the Constitution of Ukraine, the President must not stop any of their actions that violate the Constitution.

The supreme body of the judiciary in Ukraine is the Supreme Court of Ukraine.

Shortly after the proclamation of Ukraine’s independence, as a result of the 1998 referendum, a parliamentary commission was organized in Ukraine to draft a new constitution.

June 28, 1991, with the adoption of the new democratic constitution, a multi-party political system (pluralism) and the legally declared fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens of Ukraine, as well as the rights of national minorities of the country, were introduced.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is the only legislative body of state power in Ukraine, which has a collegiate structure and consists of 450 people’s deputies of Ukraine elected for a period of 5 years on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot.

The Verkhovna Rada is the only legislative body authorized to pass laws in Ukraine.

The powers of people’s deputies of Ukraine are determined by the Constitution and laws of Ukraine. People’s deputies of Ukraine can voluntarily unite in factions, provided that each of them includes at least 15 deputies.

The President of Ukraine is elected by popular vote for a four-year term.

The President of Ukraine is the guarantor of state sovereignty, territorial integrity of Ukraine, observance of the Constitution of Ukraine, human and citizen rights and freedoms.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is the supreme body of executive power of Ukraine. It is responsible to the President of Ukraine and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, is under the control and accountable to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine within the limits provided by the Constitution of Ukraine.