Legislation
Elections in Ukraine are held to choose the President (head of state) and Verkhovna Rada (legislature). The president is elected for a five-year term. The Verkhovna Rada has 450 members, elected for a 4-year term. In the last (2012) parliamentary election a mixed election system (50% under party lists and 50% under constituencies) was used.
A snap poll must have a voter turnout higher than 50%.
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