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Ukraine

Ukraine

PartialSovereign state

Ukraine

Primary executive

Complete
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
OriginalНоворічне привітання Президента України Володимира Зеленського (CC BY 4.0) · Press Service of the President of Ukraine · CC BY · Original

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Head of state Active

President of Ukraine · Principal · De jure

Head of government

Yulia Svyrydenko
Originalhttps://me.gov.ua/Documents/Detail?lang=uk-UA&id=11d61b18-e608-48ef-a22f-93c283fc84cc&title=Vitseprem-rministrUkrainiMinistr2021 · me.gov.ua · CC BY · Original

Yulia Svyrydenko

Head of government Active

Prime Minister of Ukraine · Principal

Editorial profile v1

Verified country brief

Versioned editorial facts take priority over database records on this country page.

completeAug 10, 2026
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.

Current policy issues

  1. 1Defence capacity and air defencePresident of Ukraine - National priorities for defence, energy and peace
  2. 2A just peace and international diplomacyPresident of Ukraine - National priorities for defence, energy and peace
  3. 3Energy resilience and critical infrastructurePresident of Ukraine - National priorities for defence, energy and peace
  4. 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.

Partial
Tracked parties
87
Active in source
25
Historical in source
62
parties shown
87
More parties (75)
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
Founded
Jul 9, 1999
Ideology
nationalism, conservatism, populism, Christian democracy, Atlanticism, liberal conservatism, pro-Europeanism
Political spectrum
Centre-right
Party leadership
Yulia Tymoshenko
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

Elections

Partial

2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Oct 28, 2012

Completed

2010 Ukrainian presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Jan 17, 2010

Completed

2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Sep 30, 2007

Completed

2006 Ukrainian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Mar 26, 2006

Completed

2004 Ukrainian presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Oct 31, 2004

Completed

2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Mar 31, 2002

Completed

1999 Ukrainian presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Oct 31, 1999

Completed

1994 Ukrainian presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Jun 26, 1994

Completed

1994 Ukrainian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Mar 27, 1994

Completed

1991 Ukrainian presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Dec 1, 1991

Completed

Candidates

Partial

Political world map

Eastern Europe