Coordinates: 50°26′50.3″N 30°32′12.6″E / 50.447306°N 30.536833°E / 50.447306; 30.536833
| Verkhovna Rada Верховна Рада України |
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| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral |
| Leadership | |
| Chairman | TBD |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 450 |
| Political groups |
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| Elections | |
| Last election | 28 October 2012 |
| Meeting place | |
| Verkhovna Rada Building, Kiev, Ukraine | |
| Website | |
| http://portal.rada.gov.ua/ | |
| Footnotes | |
| The parliament elected on 28 October 2012 will be appointed and start its tasks on 15 December 2012 (six weeks after the elections). | |
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine often simply Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian: Верховна Рада України; literally "Supreme Council of Ukraine") is Ukraine's parliament. The Verkhovna Rada is a unicameral parliament composed of 450 deputies, which is presided over by a chairman (speaker). It meets in the Verkhovna Rada building in Ukraine's capital Kiev.
The Verkhovna Rada was first established in 1938 as the national parliament of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic after the reorganization of Central Executive Committee of Ukrainian SSR. Since then, 17 convocations (sessions) of the Verkhovna Rada were held. The Verkhovna Rada of the 14th convocation officially changed the numbering of sessions, proclaiming itself the Verkhovna Rada of the third convocation. The sixth convocation is the latest convocation of the parliament.
In the Verkhovna Rada elections, the last one took place on 28 October 2012. a mixed voting system is used (50% under party lists and 50% under simple-majority constituencies) with a 5% election threshold. The method of 50/50 mixed elections was last used in 2002.
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