2019 parliamentary election

Voice party disintegrates, Prytula leaves amid infighting

A comedian turned politician, Serhiy Prytula, who was planning to revive the stagnating Voice party, said on June 7 he’s giving up on the …
Oleksiy Sorokin

First session of new parliament to be held on Aug. 29

The newly elected Ukrainian parliament will hold its first ceremonial session on Aug. 29, said Dmytro Razumkov, leader of the Servant of the People …
Oleksiy Sorokin

President’s chief of staff: New parliament won’t convene before Sept. 1

The new Ukrainian parliament won’t be able to convene before September, according to Andriy Bohdan, head of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s …
Artur Korniienko

From this week’s print issue: No Excuse For Failure

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s party Servant of the People won a historic majority in parliament. Our post-election print issue focuses on Zelensky’s …
Kyiv Post

Who can replace pro-reform lawmakers in parliament?

It was a cold shower for Ukraine’s establishment politicians. They were decimated during Ukraine’s July 21 parliamentary elections. Individuals who …
Oleksiy Sorokin

After winning parliament, what’s next for Zelensky?

In the span of seven months, President Volodymyr Zelensky has risen from a television comic to the political leader of a large, yet economically …
Bermet Talant

Ukrainian citizens voting from abroad gave edge to Poroshenko’s party

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Servant of the People party took the lion’s share of the vote in July 21 parliamentary elections, securing 254 of 450 …
Teah Pelechaty

Zelensky’s party sends new lawmakers back to school

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Servant of the People party just brought more than 250 new lawmakers into parliament. Now it’s sending them to …
Oleksiy Sorokin

These contentious MPs got reelected

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect recent developments in several single-member districts. Ukraine’s parliament is among the …
Oleksiy Sorokin

Monitors declare election fair but with campaign violations

Read the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s preliminary findings from its Election Observation Mission, part of the Office of …
Igor Kossov
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Teah Pelechaty
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Bermet Talant

Voters reject many controversial candidates in parliamentary election

Ukrainian voters appeared determined to clean house on July 21, rejecting many controversial individuals who had seemed entrenched in Ukrainian …
Oleg Sukhov

Latest updates on parliamentary vote count (LIVE)

Here, we’re keeping track of the vote count in the July 21 parliamentary election. For the live updates from Election Day, see this story. Ukraine …
Kyiv Post

Zelensky celebrates another big win as his party takes parliament

It was the evening of July 21, and in the Parkovyi Convention Center, and the crowd of journalists and supporters was waiting. Then, President …
Bermet Talant

Kremlin-friendly Opposition Platform becomes second largest party in parliament

More than five years after Russia invaded and occupied Crimea and waged war against Ukraine in the Donbas, the pro-Russian Opposition Platform — For …
Oleksiy Sorokin

A democratic first: One party wins majority in Ukraine’s parliament

This Election Day live blog stopped updating.  For the election results, see: Latest updates on parliamentary vote count Snap parliamentary elections …
Kyiv Post

Key facts about July 21 parliamentary elections in Ukraine

Today is the day: July 21. Ukraine is electing a new parliament. The polling stations open at 8 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. local time. As Ukrainians go …
Olga Rudenko
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Matthew Kupfer

Moldovan criminal with fake Ukrainian passports disqualified from parliamentary race

One day before the July 21 parliamentary election, Ukraine’s Central Election Commission disqualified a candidate whom detectives identified as a …
Bermet Talant

Election Watch: Standoff with nationalistic flavor in Lviv election district

LVIV, Ukraine – A Ukrainian nationalistic standoff is brewing in the western city of Lviv, where three hardcore patriotic candidates for parliament …
Artur Korniienko
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