Oct. 26, 2014 Parliamentary Election

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Exit poll: Klitschko and Sadoviy re-elected mayors of Kyiv and Lviv, Filatov to head Dnipropetrovsk

He received 65 percent of the vote, according to preliminary findings from an exit poll conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, …
Mark Rachkevych

Firtash takes credit for Poroshenko’s election as president, Klitschko as Kyiv mayor

“The main thing that we got [from the meeting] what we wanted: Poroshenko is the president, Klitschko has become the mayor (of Kyiv),” Firtash told a …
Interfax-Ukraine

First session of new Rada opened in Kyiv

During the opening ceremony, the Ukrainian national anthem was performed by the Hryhory Veriovka National Academic Popular Choir. Attending the …
Interfax-Ukraine

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: New Ukraine parliament to convene

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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Pilot Savchenko gets parliamentary mandate

“Congratulations to Nadia Viktorovna [Savchenko]!”Feygin tweeted. According to the law, member of parliament officially takes office after taking the …
Interfax-Ukraine

Moldova president urges citizens to vote for European future as Ukraine did

“Europe supports Moldova politically, financially and economically. What remains for us to do is to be consistent and to confirm our adherence to the …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: Ukraine leader, under pressure from West, pledges new government soon

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Hroisman: First meeting of new parliament scheduled for Nov. 27

It was proposed that representatives of all the factions to be in the presidium during the first plenary session of the parliament, he said. He …
Interfax-Ukraine

Yatsenyuk will sign final version of coalition agreement

“I studied in detail a draft coalition agreement and tell you openly that I’m ready to sign a final version of this coalition agreement,” he said …
Interfax-Ukraine

Turchynov: Fresh parliament will start work by Dec. 15 come rain or shine, presumably on Dec. 2

“However, a working team dealing with preparations to the plenary session of the new parliament, as a competent authority, may shift the time frame of …
Interfax-Ukraine

Batkivschyna agrees to join majority coalition in parliament

“Party leader Yulia Tymoshenko said that Batkivschyna must become an integral part of the coalition of democratic forces without any preconditions and …
Interfax-Ukraine

Poroshenko says Europe-oriented government to be set up soon

“We will try to establish a new government as soon as possible and promise that it will be a pro-European one, reform-oriented,” the president said …
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Yatsenyuk names his government candidates

The list of the candidates was published on the Cabinet of Ministries’ official website on Nov. 14. It is up to the parliamentary coalition to discuss …
Olga Rudenko

Yatsenyuk sees national security and defense as most important goal of new government

“The number one goal is national security, defense and military-industrial complex,” he said at a press conference in Kyiv on Nov. 14.
Interfax-Ukraine

Poroshenko Bloc asks Turchynov to convene working group to prepare for first meeting of new parliament

“The Bloc of Petro Poroshenko is appealing to Mr. Turchynov as chairman of the Verkhovna Rada that there is an urgent need, at the beginning of next …
Interfax-Ukraine

Official results of Oct. 26 elections to Rada made public

A total of 421 MPs, including 225 on party lists and 196 in single seat districts, have received seats in the Verkhovna Rada of the eighth …
Interfax-Ukraine

Coalition talks get tricky as Central Election Commission announces election results

Under the constitution, the parliament is supposed to have 450 lawmakers, but annexation of Crimea and parts of Donbas have made it impossible to …
Olena Goncharova
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General official results of Rada election

In general, 421 parliamentarians will enter the new Rada of the eighth convocation, of whom a total of 225 – on party tickets, and 196 – winners in …
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