Government
State
structure
Ukraine is a
Republic. As stated in the Constitution: "Ukraine is a sovereign and independent, democratic, social, legal
State."
State Power: State power in Ukraine is based on the division of authority into legislative, executive,
and judicial. The Constitution of Ukraine has the supreme legal force. Laws and
other legislative and normative acts are enacted based on the Fundamental Law
and must strictly conform to it.
- President of Ukraine:
The President of Ukraine is the Head of State. Ukraine's President is President
Viktor Yushchenko (elected in December 2004, inaugurated January 2005). To
connect to the web-site of the President of Ukraine click here.
- Verkhovna Rada: The Verkhovna Rada is the
Ukrainian Parliament and the sole legislative authority. It is composed of
450 members. To connect to the web-site of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine click here.
- Executive Power: Executive power is
exercised by the Cabinet of Ministers as the supreme executive authority,
and by a system of local bodies of state executive power. To connect to
the web-site of the Cabinet of Ministers click here.
- Judicial Power: Judicial power in Ukraine is vested in the courts of
law. The Constitutional Court of Ukraine is the sole body of
constitutional jurisdiction.
Legal system: Based on civil law system.
- Constitution: Since June 28, 1996. To see full text of the
Constitution click here.
The
administrative structure of the country includes the Autonomous Republic of the
Crimea, 24 regions (oblast) along with the
cities of Kyiv and Sevastopol.
The state language is Ukrainian.
