7th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada

Ukraine Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
of the 7th convocation
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Seat composition on February 26, 2014.
Meeting place Verkhovna Rada building
Term 12 December 2012 (2012-12-12) – 27 November 2014 (2014-11-27)
Election 2012 parliamentary election
(repeat elections in single mandate
constituencies on December 15, 2013)
Government 29 committees
Website iportal.rada.gov.ua
Members
446 / 450

(on November 1, 2014)

Chairman Oleksandr Turchynov
(from February 22, 2014; Fatherland)
First Deputy Vacant (from February 22, 2014)
Deputy Ruslan Koshulynskyi
(from December 12, 2012; Svoboda)
Party control Coalition (from February 27, 2014)

The 7th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian: Верховна Рада України VII скликання) is the previous session of the legislative branch of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament. Its composition was based on the results of the 2012 parliamentary election. Half of the seats in the parliament were apportioned between the five winning parties based on the popular vote, while the other half was apportioned between 4 parties and 44 independents between 225 constituencies throughout the country. It first met in the capital Kiev on December 12, 2012 and ended its session on November 27, 2014 after the 8th Verkhovna Rada began its first session.

Parliamentary work was virtually paralyzed the first months of 2013 because the "opposition" (UDAR, Fatherland, Freedom, others) blocked the podium and presidium seats on various days.[1] According to a study conducted by Opora, parliamentary deputies did not work for 53 days during the first hundred days in the 7th convocation.[2]

Major events

December 2012-February 2013

March 2013-April 2013

  1. Calling mayoral elections in Kiev
  2. Repealing pension reform
  3. Considering the resignation of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

June 2013-September 2013

Leadership

Oleh Tyahnybok (standing), Oleksandr Turchynov (left) and Ruslan Koshulynskyi (right) in parliament on February 24, 2014.

The parliament's chairman, first deputy, and deputy are all unaffiliated people's deputies according to parliamentary procedure.

Office MP Vote Term Party
Chairman Volodymyr Rybak 250–79–1[33] Dec. 13, 2012–Feb. 22, 2014 Party of Regions
Oleksandr Turchynov 288–0–5[34] Feb. 22, 2014–Nov. 27, 2014[35] Fatherland
First Deputy Chairman Ihor Kalietnik 241–100–0[36] Dec. 13, 2012–Feb. 22, 2014 Communist Party of Ukraine
Vacant Feb. 22, 2014–Nov. 27, 2014[37] Vacant
Deputy Chairman Ruslan Koshulynskyi 305–6–3[38] Dec. 13, 2012–Nov. 27, 2014[39] Svoboda
Faction and group leaders Oleksandr Yefremov Party of Regions
Arseniy Yatsenyuk Fatherland
Vitali Klitschko UDAR
Oleh Tyahnybok Svoboda
Petro Symonenko Communist Party of Ukraine
Yulia Tymoshenko Fatherland
Anatoliy Kinakh Economic Development
Ihor Yeremeyev Sovereign European Ukraine
Vitaly Hrushevskyi For Peace and Stability

Members

Single-mandate constituencies

 Autonomous Republic of Crimea

Consisted of nine deputies from the Party of Regions and one from Union.

  1. Vitalina Dzoz (R)
  2. Lev Myrymsky (Union, not member of a faction)
  3. Olena Netetska (R)
  4. Oleh Paraskiv (R)
  5. Valentina Lyutikova (R)
  6. Yulia Lyovochkina (R)
  7. Serhiy Braiko (R)
  8. Borys Deich (R)
  9. Oleksandr Nechayev (R)
  10. Hryhoriy Hruba (R)

 Cherkasy Oblast

Consisted of four deputies from the Party of Regions, one Independent, and two disputed constituencies.

  1. Disputed
  2. Volodymyr Zubyk (R, elected as an independent)
  3. Hennadiy Bobov (R)
  4. Disputed
  5. Viktor Tymoshenko (I, not member of a faction)
  6. Valentyn Nychyporenko (R, elected as an independent)
  7. Anton Yatsenko (R)

 Chernihiv Oblast

Consisted of three deputies form the Party of Regions, one Independent, one from Fatherland, and one from the Radical Party of Oleh Lyashko.

  1. Valeriy Dubil (Fa)
  2. Vladyslav Atroshenko (R, elected as an independent)
  3. Ihor Rybakov (I, not member of a faction)
  4. Oleh Lyashko (Rad, not member of a faction)
  5. Ivan Kurovsky (R, elected as an independent)
  6. Mykola Rudkovsky (R, elected as an independent)

Changes in membership

On 18 March 2013, the Central Election Commission of Ukraine registered Roman Stadniychuk of Batkivschyna and Oleksandr Kozub of Party of Regions as people's deputies in place of Andrey Verevskiy and Serhiy Vlasenko.[40]

In June 2013 people's deputies of Batkivschyna claimed they had been offered bribes of $2 million to $6 million for leaving the parties parliamentary faction, becoming member of the Party of Regions faction or for voting for legislation proposed by it.[41]

Parliamentary factions and deputy groups summary

Location of parliamentary factions in the 7th Verkhovna Rada on July 1, 2014:
  – 95 Non-affiliated
  – 86 Fatherland
  – 78 Party of Regions		   – 41 UDAR
  – 40 Economic Development
  – 36 Freedom		   – 35 Sovereign European Ukraine
  – 34 For Peace and Stability
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Party of Regions Batkivshchyna UDAR Svoboda Communists Economic Development Sovereign European Ukraine For Peace and Stability Non-affiliated
End of previous convocation[42][43] 195 97 DNP DNP 25 DNP DNP DNP 31 348 102
Begin[44] 185 101 40 37 32 - - - 43 438 12
December 12, 2012[42] 208 99 42 36 27 444 6
June 11, 2013[42] 207 93 34
December 31, 2013[42] 204 90 38 442 8
February 21, 2014[45] 177 55
February 22, 2014[42][46] 134 88 115 447 3
February 23, 2014[42] 131 118
February 24, 2014[42] 128 123 449 1
February 25, 2014[42] 127 33 91
February 27, 2014[42] 122 32 37 60
February 28, 2014[42] 36 36 57
March 4, 2014[42] 119 87 33 60 445 5
March 15, 2014[42] 120 88 35 37 58 448 2
March 18, 2014[42] 82 41 33 439 11
March 25, 2014[42] 88 35 447 3
April 8, 2014[42] 109 34 33 38 68 446 4
April 10, 2014[42] 108 35 70 449 1
April 11, 2014[42] 106 42 37 71 448 2
April 20, 2014[42] 104 41 72 446 4
May 16, 2014[42] 103 39 35 73 447 3
May 29, 2014[42] 87 31 40 74 446 4
June 6, 2014[42] 80 85 40 32 95 442 8
July 1, 2014[42] 86 41 24 104 445 5
July 2, 2014[42] 32 73
July 4, 2014[42] 78 23 34
July 24, 2014[42] - 41 95
July 25, 2014[42] 35 36 93
Latest voting share 17.5% 19.3% 9.2% 7.9% 0.0% 9.2% 7.9% 8.1% 20.9%
Note: The parties United Centre (3 seats), People's Party (2 seats), Radical Party of Oleh Lyashko (1 seat) and Union (1 seat) did not form their own faction. Their deputies did not join any faction besides 1 deputy of People's Party who became a member of the Party of Regions faction in December 2012[42] and Union's deputy joined the then newly created faction For Peace and Stability on 2 July 2014.[47][48]

The Communist Party of Ukraine faction was dissolved 24 July 2014 two days after parliament had changed its regulations.[49]

The ruling majority (225+ votes) is "situational" and officially consists of Party of Regions and most unaffiliated members. Communists are officially in opposition to everyone[50] but its parliamentary faction usually votes exactly the same as the Party of Regions parliamentary faction.[51] The parliamentary opposition includes UDAR, Fatherland and Freedom and other unaffiliated members.[52]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Ukraine parliament session seized by ruling party, Arizona Daily Sun (4 April 2013)
  2. ↑ Study: MPs off for 53 days in first hundred days of current parliament, Interfax-Ukraine (22 March 2013)
  3. ↑ (Ukrainian) Interview of Rybak by the parliamentary television (РИБАК СКАЗАВ, ЩО РАДА ЗАПРАЦЮЄ 19 ЛЮТОГО). Ukrayinska Pravda. 2013-2-6
    Klitschko: Opposition won't unblock parliamentary rostrum until its demands are satisfied, Kyiv Post (6 February 2013)
    UDAR MPs spend night at parliament, still blocking presidium and rostrum, Kyiv Post (6 February 2013)
    Oppositionists block work of parliament, demand individual voting, Kyiv Post (5 February 2013)
  4. ↑ Parliament unblocked after Yanukovych televised claim (UPDATED), Kyiv Post (22 February 2013)
    THE SECOND SESSION OF THE VERKHOVNA RADA OF UKRAINE OF THE SEVENTH CONVOCATION HAS OPENED, Verkhovna Rada (22 February 2013)
  5. 1 2 Higher Administrative Court deprives two MPs of deputy seats, Kyiv Post (9 February 2013)
    (Ukrainian) ВИЩИЙ СУД ПОЗБАВИВ МАНДАТІВ ДВОХ ДЕПУТАТІВ Superior Court denied MANDATES two deputies, Ukrayinska Pravda (8 February 2013)
  6. ↑ (Ukrainian) В опозиції ініціюють звільнення суддів ВАСУ The opposition initiated dismissal Vasu, Den (11 February 2013)
  7. ↑ Court terminates deputy authorities of Party of Regions MP Verevsky, Ukrainian Television and Radio (5 March 2013)
    Court strips lawmaker Verevsky of his seat in parliament, Kyiv Post (5 March 2013)
  8. ↑ Batkivschyna again blocks parliament’s work, Interfax-Ukraine (5 March 2013)
  9. ↑ Opposition stops blocking parliament, plenary sitting begins, Interfax-Ukraine (19 March 2013)
  10. ↑ Court deprives Vlasenko of parliamentary mandate, Interfax-Ukraine (6 March 2013)
  11. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21842617
  12. ↑ http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine-abroad/russia-today-ukrainian-deputies-exchange-fascist-insults-start-brawl-video-photos-321932.html
  13. ↑ Regions are collecting signatures for dismissal of the Svoboda's vice-speaker. Ukrayinska Pravda. March 29, 2013
  14. ↑ Party of Regions wants to fire Koshulynsky, because it considers him a neo-fascist. Ukrayinska Pravda. March 30, 2013
  15. ↑ Opposition blocks speaker's rostrum, puts forward three demands, Ukrinform (3 April 2013)
    Opposition lawmakers block rostrum and presidium of VRU, UNIAN (3 April 2013)
  16. ↑ Opposition continues to block session hall of Verkhovna Rada, Interfax-Ukraine (4 April 2013)
    Regions Party to come to premises of Verkhovna Rada at Hrushevskoho Street on Friday, Interfax-Ukraine (4 April 2013)
    Parliamentary majority decides to hold session outside Verkhovna Rada, to vote showing hands, Interfax-Ukraine (4 April 2013)
  17. 1 2 3 Ukraine parliament moves building amid opposition blockade, GlobalPost (4 April 2013)
  18. 1 2 (Ukrainian) Tyahnybok: Insurgents will be punished. YouTube Svoboda channel
  19. ↑ Chuhunnikov: At the meeting Regionals and Communists there are only 169 deputies. UDAR YouTube channer.
  20. 1 2 MPs Nemylostyvy, Stadniychuk confirm their withdrawal from Batkivschyna faction, Interfax-Ukraine (4 April 2013)
  21. ↑ Three MPs revoke statements on quitting Batkivschyna, Interfax-Ukraine (4 April 2013)
  22. ↑ Ukraine's united opposition discussing formation of single party, Kyiv Post (7 December 2012)
  23. ↑ Five factions, including Communist Party, registered in parliament, Kyiv Post (12 December 2012)
  24. ↑ MPs Kanivets, Skosar say they quit Batkivschyna due to reluctance to participate in Yatseniuk’s ‘show’, Interfax-Ukraine (4 April 2013)
  25. ↑ Opposition leaves Rada session hall, Interfax-Ukraine (5 April 2013)
  26. ↑ Opposition leaders summoned to court due to blocking of parliament, Interfax-Ukraine (5 April 2013)
    (Ukrainian) Кличка, Яценюка і Тягнибока викликають до суду за блокування Klitschko, Yatsenuk and Tiagnybok summoned to court for blocking, Ukrayinska Pravda (5 April 2013)
  27. ↑ (Ukrainian) Опозиція заблокувала трибуну мінімум до понеділка The opposition blocked the rostrum until at least Monday, Ukrayinska Pravda (6 June 2013)
    (Ukrainian) Янукович з радістю прийшов би в Раду, якби не обструкція Yanukovych happy to come to Parliament, if not obstruction, Ukrayinska Pravda (6 June 2013)
  28. ↑ Baloha, Dombrovsky no longer MPs, Ukrinform (3 July 2013)
  29. 1 2 Ukrainian president asks for laws to be passed to facilitate EU association agreement, Euronews (3 September 2013)
    Ukraine leader urges pro-Europe drive despite Kremlin pressure, Reuters (3 September 2013)
  30. ↑ Rada schedules reelection in troubled districts for December 15, The Ukrainian Week (5 September 2013)
  31. 1 2 Court strips MP Ihor Markov of his mandate, Interfax-Ukraine (12 September 2013)
  32. ↑ Former deputy says pro-presidential party run by bullies, Kyiv Post (16 September 2013)
  33. ↑ Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine decree 2-VII, 1003
  34. ↑ Laws of Ukraine. Vekhovna Rada of Ukraine decree No. 748-VII: On the Chairman of the Verhkvona Rada of Ukraine (Про Голову Верховної Ради України). Adopted on 22 February 2014. (Ukrainian)
  35. ↑ Rada instructs speaker Turchynov to coordinate govt's work before coalition govt's formation
  36. ↑ Resolution of Supreme Council of Ukraine. 2012-12-12
  37. ↑ Parliament's first vice speaker Kaletnik resigns
  38. ↑ Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine decree 4-VII, 1006
  39. ↑ Resolution of Supreme Council of Ukraine. 2012-12-12
  40. ↑ Batkivschyna says stripping Vlasenko of mandate illegal, expects objective verdict from ECHR, Kyiv Post (19 March 2013)
  41. ↑ Lawmakers say offered up to $6 m for deserting opposition, Interfax-Ukraine (6 June 2013)
  42. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 (Ukrainian) Депутатські фракції і групи VII скликання Deputy fractions and Groups VII convocation, Verkhovna Rada
  43. ↑ (Ukrainian) Пам'ятні моменти Верховної Ради VI скликання Memorable moments of the Verkhovna Rada of VI convocation, RBC Ukraine (28 October 2012)
  44. ↑ CEC: Party of Regions gets 185 seats in Ukrainian parliament, Batkivschyna 101, Kyiv Post (12 November 2012)
  45. ↑ 28 MPs quit Party of Regions faction in Rada Interfax Ukraine. 21 February 2014. Accessed 22 February 2014
  46. ↑ Parliamentarians drop Regions Party faction one by one Interfax Ukraine. 22 February 2014. Accessed 22 February 2014
  47. ↑ (Ukrainian) National deputies of Ukraine:Lev Myrymsky, Verkhovna Rada
  48. ↑ (Ukrainian) Dynamics in the fraction For Peace and Stability in the VII convocation, Verkhovna Rada
  49. ↑ Turchynov dissolves Ukrainian Communist Party faction in parliament, Interfax-Ukraine (24 July 2014)
  50. ↑ Ukrainian communists not to join other political forces in new parliament, says Symonenko, Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2012)
  51. ↑ (Ukrainian) Result of parliamentary votes, Verkhovna Rada
  52. ↑ Ukraine's Opposition Again Blocks Parliament Podium, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (4 April 2013)
    Ukraine Opposition Obstructs Parliament, RIA Novosti (5 March 2013)
    Ukraine parliament reopens after four weeks, but fists fly again, Reuters per Kyiv Post (19 March 2013)
    Tiahnybok also goes to Brussels to attend meeting of European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, Interfax-Ukraine (27 August 2013)

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