IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Ukraine

Ukraine

43,528,136
Population (as of Feb. 17, 2023)

35,550,428
Registered Voters (as of Aug. 6, 2019)

66.43%
Average Turnout

18
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.389
Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Autocracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: July 17, 1980
Ratified Date: March 12, 1981

SIGI* Score: 16.3
Level of Discrimination: Very Low
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: Sept. 24, 2008
Ratified Date: Feb. 4, 2010

HDI* Score: 0.779
Category: High
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Ukrainian Presidency	None	Head of State
Ukrainian Supreme Council	Verkhovna Rada	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Volodymyr ZELENSKYY
Head of Government: Prime Minister Denis SHMYHAL
Assembly: a unicameral Supreme Council (Verkhovna Rada) with 450 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is directly elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system. The President may serve up to two 5-year terms.
The Prime Minister is nominated by the Supreme Council and appointed by the president.
In the Supreme Council (Verkhovna Rada), 225 members are directly elected through a party-list proportional representation system in a single, nationwide constituency. Parties must win at least 5% of the national vote to receive a seat. The remaining 225 members are directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote. All members serve 5-year terms.

Elections

2019-07-21
Ukrainian Supreme Council
Votes 17,490,811
Registered 35,550,428
Turnout 49.2

2019-04-21
Ukrainian Presidency
Votes 18,442,542
Registered 29,622,527
Turnout 62.26

2019-03-31
Ukrainian Presidency
Votes 18,893,861
Registered 29,622,527
Turnout 63.78

2014-10-26
Ukrainian Supreme Council
Votes 18,174,440
Registered 34,670,814
Turnout 52.42

2014-05-25
Ukrainian Presidency
Votes 18,019,477
Registered 35,500,913
Turnout 50.76

2012-10-28
Ukrainian Supreme Council
Votes 20,388,019
Registered 36,687,114
Turnout 55.57

2010-02-07
Ukrainian Presidency
Votes 25,493,529
Registered 36,826,251
Turnout 69.23

2010-01-17
Ukrainian Presidency
Votes 24,614,827
Registered 36,826,251
Turnout 66.84

2007-09-30
Ukrainian Supreme Council
Votes 22,500,000
Registered 37,500,000
Turnout 60.0

2006-03-26
Ukrainian Supreme Council
Votes 25,002,988
Registered 37,173,544
Turnout 67.26

2004-12-26
Ukrainian Presidency
Votes 29,068,309
Registered 37,613,022
Turnout 77.28

2004-11-21
Ukrainian Presidency
Votes 30,511,289
Registered 37,613,022
Turnout 81.12

2004-10-31
Ukrainian Presidency
Votes 29,068,309
Registered 37,613,022
Turnout 77.28

2002-03-31
Ukrainian Supreme Council
Votes 25,909,407
Registered 37,277,697
Turnout 69.5

2000-04-16
Referendum
Votes 29,698,047
Registered 38,361,935
Turnout 77.42

1999-11-14
Ukrainian Presidency
Votes 28,212,484
Registered 37,680,581
Turnout 74.87

1999-10-31
Ukrainian Presidency
Votes 26,305,198
Registered 37,498,630
Turnout 70.15

1998-03-29
Ukrainian Supreme Council
Votes 26,571,273
Registered 37,540,092
Turnout 70.78

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Ukrainian Supreme Council	2019-07-21	17,490,811	35,550,428	49.2
Ukrainian Presidency	2019-04-21	18,442,542	29,622,527	62.26
Ukrainian Presidency	2019-03-31	18,893,861	29,622,527	63.78
Ukrainian Supreme Council	2014-10-26	18,174,440	34,670,814	52.42
Ukrainian Presidency	2014-05-25	18,019,477	35,500,913	50.76
Ukrainian Supreme Council	2012-10-28	20,388,019	36,687,114	55.57
Ukrainian Presidency	2010-02-07	25,493,529	36,826,251	69.23
Ukrainian Presidency	2010-01-17	24,614,827	36,826,251	66.84
Ukrainian Supreme Council	2007-09-30	22,500,000	37,500,000	60.0
Ukrainian Supreme Council	2006-03-26	25,002,988	37,173,544	67.26
Ukrainian Presidency	2004-12-26	29,068,309	37,613,022	77.28
Ukrainian Presidency	2004-11-21	30,511,289	37,613,022	81.12
Ukrainian Presidency	2004-10-31	29,068,309	37,613,022	77.28
Ukrainian Supreme Council	2002-03-31	25,909,407	37,277,697	69.5
Referendum	2000-04-16	29,698,047	38,361,935	77.42
Ukrainian Presidency	1999-11-14	28,212,484	37,680,581	74.87
Ukrainian Presidency	1999-10-31	26,305,198	37,498,630	70.15
Ukrainian Supreme Council	1998-03-29	26,571,273	37,540,092	70.78

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