Verkhovna Rada
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The Verkhovna Rada is the unicameral national parliament and supreme legislative body of Ukraine.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
national legislature
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parliament → unicameral parliament → |
| adopts |
laws of Ukraine
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| budgetaryRole |
controls execution of the state budget of Ukraine
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| buildingLocation |
Constitution Square, Kyiv
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| canAmend |
Constitution of Ukraine
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| constitutionalRole |
defines domestic and foreign policy principles through legislation
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supreme legislative body of Ukraine → |
| country |
Ukraine
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| electoralSystem |
proportional representation
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| elects |
Human Rights Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada (Ombudsman)
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some members of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine → |
| established |
1938
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| governmentBranch |
legislative branch of Ukraine
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| hasCommittee |
parliamentary committees of the Verkhovna Rada
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| hasLeaderRole |
Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada
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First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada → |
| headOfParliamentTitle |
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada
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| houseType |
unicameral
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| jurisdiction |
Ukraine
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| languageOfProceedings |
Ukrainian
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| legislativeBodyOf |
Ukraine
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| legislativeProcess |
passes laws of Ukraine
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| location |
Kyiv
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| meetingCity |
Kyiv
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| meetingPlace |
Verkhovna Rada building
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| memberTitle |
People's Deputy of Ukraine
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| minimumAgeOfDeputies |
21
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| nativeName |
Верховна Рада України
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| numberOfHouses |
1
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| numberOfMembers |
450
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| officialName |
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
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| oversightFunction |
parliamentary control over executive power
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| power |
adopts laws
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appoints certain high officials of Ukraine → approves the state budget of Ukraine → can express no confidence in the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine → declares war and peace → ratifies international treaties → |
| precededBy |
All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets
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Central Council of Ukraine → |
| sessionType |
plenary sessions
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| shortName |
Rada
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| speakerTitle |
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada
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| supervises |
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
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| termLength |
5 years
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| votingSystem |
party-list proportional representation
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| website |
https://www.rada.gov.ua/
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