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Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine
Primary executive

Head of government

Editorial profile v1
Verified country brief
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- Executive system
- Semi-presidential republic · Co-equal executive functions
- Dominant executive office
- Head of state
- Why this office is primary
- Ukraine has a dual executive: the President is head of state and leads defence and foreign-policy functions, while the Prime Minister directs the Cabinet and domestic administration.
Government
Svyrydenko Government
Jul 17, 2025 · De jure
Servant of the People
European Solidarity
All-Ukrainian Union Batkivshchyna
Holos
Legislature and composition
UnicameralVerkhovna Rada of Ukraine - Ninth Convocation
Aug 29, 2019
Verkhovna Rada
450 SeatsNext election
Date not scheduledNext Ukrainian presidential election
Date not scheduled · Presidential election
- Electoral system
- Direct two-round voting; national elections are not held while martial law is in force.
Latest election
Completed2019 Ukrainian presidential election
Apr 21, 2019 · Presidential election
- Electoral system
- Direct popular vote in two rounds if no candidate wins an absolute majority in the first round.
- Published result
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy · 73.2%; Petro Poroshenko · 24.5%
Current policy issues
- 1Defence capacity and air defencePresident of Ukraine - National priorities for defence, energy and peace
- 2A just peace and international diplomacyPresident of Ukraine - National priorities for defence, energy and peace
- 3Energy resilience and critical infrastructurePresident of Ukraine - National priorities for defence, energy and peace
- 4EU accession and national recoveryCabinet of Ministers of Ukraine - EU accession cluster six, President of Ukraine - National priorities for defence, energy and peace
Indexed party landscape
Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.
- Tracked parties
- 87
- Active in source
- 25
- Historical in source
- 62
- parties shown
- 87
- Founded
- 2014
- Founded
- 2019
- Founded
- 2005
- Founded
- 1919
- Founded
- 1993
- Founded
- 2007
- Founded
- 1992
- Founded
- 1996
- Founded
- 1990
- Founded
- 2014
- Founded
- 2018
- Founded
- 2000
More parties (75)
- Founded
- 2014
- Founded
- 1996
- Founded
- 2010
- Founded
- 2012
- Founded
- 1992
- Founded
- 2017
- Founded
- 1990
- Founded
- 1991
- Founded
- 1999
- Founded
- 1991
- Founded
- 2011
- Founded
- 1999
- Founded
- 2001
- Founded
- 1998
Aktsent
Party Historical
All-Ukrainian Party of People's Trust
Party Historical
All-Ukrainian Union "Democrats"
Party Historical
- Founded
- Oct 13, 1991
- Ideology
- anti-Sovietism, anti-communism, euroscepticism, right-wing populism, anti-Russian sentiment, ethnic nationalism, national conservatism, national socialism, Ukrainian nationalism, ultranationalism
- Party leadership
- Oleh Tiahnybok
Andriy Baloha's Team
Party Historical
- Founded
- Jul 9, 1999
- Ideology
- nationalism, conservatism, populism, Christian democracy, Atlanticism, liberal conservatism, pro-Europeanism
- Political spectrum
- Centre-right
- Party leadership
- Yulia Tymoshenko
- Founded
- 2006
- Founded
- 2001
Christian Bloc
Party Historical
- Founded
- 2000
- Founded
- 1990
For the Future
Party Historical
For United Ukraine
Party Historical
Greens
Party Historical
- Founded
- 1994
- Founded
- 1994
- Founded
- 2001
- Founded
- 1918
- Founded
- 1994
- Founded
- 1991
- Founded
- 1994
Native Fatherland
Party Historical
New Politics (Ukraine)
Party Historical
- Founded
- 2010
- Founded
- 2005
- Founded
- 1990
- Founded
- 1994
- Founded
- 1992
- Founded
- 1997
- Founded
- 1994
Party of Free Democrats
Party Historical
- Founded
- 1990
- Founded
- Oct 26, 1997
- Ideology
- social democracy, euroscepticism, Russophilia, economic liberalism, social conservatism, regionalism, left-wing populism
- Political spectrum
- Mixed
- Party leadership
- Mykola Azarov, Oleksandr Yefremov
Party Revival
Party Historical
People's Labor Union of Ukraine
Party Historical
People's Opposition Bloc of Natalia Vitrenko
Party Historical
People's Party
Party Historical
Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine
Party Historical
Radical Party of Oleh Liashko
Party Historical
Russian Bloc
Party Historical
- Founded
- 1990
Socialist Party of Ukraine
Party Historical
- Founded
- 1999
Team of Winter Generation
Party Historical
Ukraine – Forward!
Party Historical
- Founded
- 2010
Ukrainian National Assembly – Ukrainian National Self Defence
Party Historical
Ukrainian National Bloc of Kostenko and Plyushch
Party Historical
Ukrainian Party "Green Planet"
Party Historical
- Founded
- 2002
- Founded
- 1992
- Founded
- 1994
- Founded
- 1994
Union Party
Party Historical
Unity
Party Historical
- Founded
- 1998
- Founded
- 1998
- Founded
- 1998
Women for the Future
Party Historical
- Founded
- 2001
Yuriy Karmazin Bloc
Party Historical
Elections
Partial2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Completed
2010 Ukrainian presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state
Completed
2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Completed
2006 Ukrainian parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Completed
2004 Ukrainian presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state
Completed
2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Completed
1999 Ukrainian presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state
Completed
1994 Ukrainian presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state
Completed
1994 Ukrainian parliamentary election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Completed
1991 Ukrainian presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state
Completed
Candidates
Partial1991 Ukrainian presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Dec 1, 1991
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
1991 Ukrainian presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Dec 1, 1991
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
1991 Ukrainian presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Dec 1, 1991
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
1991 Ukrainian presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Dec 1, 1991
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
1991 Ukrainian presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Dec 1, 1991
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
1991 Ukrainian presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Dec 1, 1991
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
1994 Ukrainian presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Jun 26, 1994
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
1999 Ukrainian presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 31, 1999
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
1999 Ukrainian presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 31, 1999
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
Communist Party of Ukraine (renewed)
2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Mar 31, 2002
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Mar 31, 2002
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Mar 31, 2002
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Mar 31, 2002
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Mar 31, 2002
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Mar 31, 2002
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine
2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Mar 31, 2002
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united)
2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Mar 31, 2002
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Mar 31, 2002
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Mar 31, 2002
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Mar 31, 2002
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Mar 31, 2002
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Mar 31, 2002
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2004 Ukrainian presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 31, 2004
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2004 Ukrainian presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 31, 2004
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2004 Ukrainian presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 31, 2004
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2006 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Mar 26, 2006
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2006 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Mar 26, 2006
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2006 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Mar 26, 2006
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2006 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Mar 26, 2006
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
People's Opposition Bloc of Natalia Vitrenko
2006 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Mar 26, 2006
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2006 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Mar 26, 2006
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
Ukrainian National Bloc of Kostenko and Plyushch
2006 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Mar 26, 2006
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2006 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Mar 26, 2006
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2006 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Mar 26, 2006
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2006 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Mar 26, 2006
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
All-Ukrainian Party of People's Trust
2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Sep 30, 2007
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
All-Ukrainian Union "Democrats"
2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Sep 30, 2007
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Sep 30, 2007
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Sep 30, 2007
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
Communist Party of Ukraine (renewed)
2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Sep 30, 2007
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Sep 30, 2007
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Sep 30, 2007
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Sep 30, 2007
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine
2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Sep 30, 2007
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Sep 30, 2007
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Sep 30, 2007
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2010 Ukrainian presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Jan 17, 2010
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 28, 2012
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 28, 2012
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 28, 2012
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 28, 2012
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 28, 2012
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 28, 2012
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 28, 2012
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 28, 2012
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 28, 2012
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 28, 2012
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 28, 2012
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 28, 2012
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
People's Labor Union of Ukraine
2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 28, 2012
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 28, 2012
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 28, 2012
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 28, 2012
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 28, 2012
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 28, 2012
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform
2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 28, 2012
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
Ukrainian National Assembly – Ukrainian National Self Defence
2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 28, 2012
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
Ukrainian Party "Green Planet"
2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 28, 2012
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Oct 28, 2012
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
Sources
13
- 1Verkhovna Rada - Constitution of Ukrainecitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 2President of Ukraine - Biography of Volodymyr Zelenskyycitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 3President of Ukraine - Constitutional powers of the Presidentcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 4Verkhovna Rada - Resolution appointing Yuliia Svyrydenko Prime Ministercitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 5Verkhovna Rada - Current members of parliamentcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 6Verkhovna Rada - Current parliamentary factions and groupscitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 7Central Election Commission of Ukraine - 2019 presidential runoff resultscitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 8Verkhovna Rada - Law on the legal regime of martial lawcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 9Verkhovna Rada - Parliamentary consensus on post-war electionscitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 10President of Ukraine - National priorities for defence, energy and peacecitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 11Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine - EU accession cluster sixcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 12WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
- 13Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026
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