COUNTRY PERSPECTIVE
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Ukraine has a dual executive.
Ukraine has a dual executive. The directly elected President has major constitutional responsibilities in areas including national security, defence and foreign representation, while the Cabinet of Ministers led by the Prime Minister directs the government and is politically accountable to the Verkhovna Rada.
The Verkhovna Rada is the sole national legislative chamber.
The Verkhovna Rada is the sole national legislative chamber. It passes laws and the budget, exercises parliamentary oversight and has a central role in government formation, including the appointment of the Prime Minister under the constitutional procedure.
The Constitutional Court reviews constitutionality.
The Constitutional Court reviews constitutionality. The Constitution also protects local self-government; decentralisation reforms since 2014 strengthened elected territorial communities. Under martial law, the Constitution extends the Rada’s term until a newly elected parliament can meet after martial law ends.
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Since independence, Ukrainian political competition has often been organised around questions of state-building, language, regional interests, corruption, European integration and relations with Russia rather than a stable Western European left–right spectrum.
'Maidan' can refer to protest movements centred on Kyiv’s Independence Square, especially the 2004 Orange Revolution and the 2013–2014 Revolution of Dignity.
'Maidan' can refer to protest movements centred on Kyiv’s Independence Square, especially the 2004 Orange Revolution and the 2013–2014 Revolution of Dignity. These events are political and constitutional reference points, not party labels.
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Ukraine declared independence as the Soviet Union dissolved; voters overwhelmingly confirmed independence in a national referendum.
The Verkhovna Rada adopted the Constitution establishing the modern framework for the presidency, parliament, government, courts and local government.
A disputed presidential election triggered mass protests and a rerun; constitutional amendments also shifted powers toward parliament and government.
After mass protests and a change of government, parliament restored the constitutional model that gives the Rada and Cabinet a larger role alongside the President.
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