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Ukraine
Electoral democracySemi-presidential republicUnitary
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In charge
Volodymyr Zelensky
President
Time in power
7.4 yrs
since 2019
Government seats
52%
majority
Next national vote
2027-06
Presidential and parliamentary (after martial law ends)
Governance score
47/100
composite of five indices
Independent since 1991, Ukraine has repeatedly chosen Europe over Russian domination through mass protest, at the cost of Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and a full-scale invasion since 2022.
Leadership
Who Governs Ukraine
Head of state
Holds executive powerVolodymyr Zelensky
President · Servant of the People
Since 20 May 2019 · 7.4 years
Age 48 (born 1978)ManRoute to power: won a popular election
Head of government
Serhii Koretskyi
Prime Minister
Since 16 July 2026 · 0.3 years
ManRoute to power: elected by parliament
Ruling coalition
Servant of the People, with wartime cross-party support
Main opposition
European Solidarity (Petro Poroshenko) and Batkivshchyna (Yulia Tymoshenko)
Last national election
21 July 2019
Parliamentary
Servant of the People won the first single-party majority in Ukrainian history.
Next national election
By June 2027
Presidential and parliamentary (after martial law ends)
Koretskyi, former Naftogaz chief, replaced Yulia Svyrydenko with 289 votes. Elections cannot be held under martial law.
Recent changes (last 12 months)
Parliament
Verkhovna Rada (unicameral)
Seat distribution (Approximate faction sizes, 2026 (about 400 sitting; seats in occupied areas vacant)), ordered from economic left to right.
| Party | Ideology | Seats | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Servant of the People (SN) | Centrism, Pro-Europeanism | 232 | governing |
| European Solidarity (YeS) | Liberal conservatism, Nationalism | 27 | opposition |
| Batkivshchyna (BAT) | Populism, Centre-left | 25 | opposition |
| Unaffiliated (IND) | Independent | 25 | opposition |
| Platform for Life and Peace (PZhM) | Successor of banned pro-Russian OPZZh | 20 | opposition |
| Dovira (DOV) | Deputy group | 18 | confidence |
| For the Future (ZM) | Deputy group | 18 | confidence |
| Restoration of Ukraine (VU) | Deputy group | 17 | opposition |
| Holos (HOL) | Liberalism | 14 | opposition |
Ideology
Party Landscape
Each party placed on economic and social axes, sized by seats.
Institutions
The System
- Official name
- Ukraine
- Capital
- Kyiv
- Population
- 37 million
- Statehood
- Independence 24 August 1991; Constitution 1996
- System
- Semi-presidential republic
- Structure
- Unitary
- Current constitution
- 1996
- Legislature
- Verkhovna Rada
- Lower / sole chamber
- Verkhovna Rada (unicameral) (450 seats)
- Electoral system
- Open-list proportional with a 5% threshold (2020 code).
- Term limits
- President: two five-year terms. Elections suspended under martial law.
Sources
- Verkhovna Rada
- Reuters, 16 Jul 2026
- EIU Democracy Index 2024; Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2025; RSF World Press Freedom Index 2025; Transparency International CPI 2024; IPU Parline, 2026; V-Dem v15 Liberal Democracy Index (approximate five-year readings)
Last verified 2026-10-29. Party placements are editorial estimates.
Data as of 2026-10-29.