Ukrainian presidential election, 2019
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Presidential elections are expected to be held in Ukraine on 31 March 2019.[1][2]
Electoral system
The President of Ukraine is elected every five years using the two-round system if a candidate can not capture more than 50% of the vote in the first round.[3][4][5] According to Chapter V, Article 103 of the Constitution of Ukraine, candidates should be Ukrainian citizens who have resided in Ukraine for the past ten years prior to election day and have command of the Ukrainian language. Per the Constitution, regular presidential elections are scheduled to be held on the last Sunday of the last month of the fifth year of the incumbent President's term. If the President's authority ends pre-term, then elections must be held within 90 days of the incumbent President's end of term.[4][6][7][8]
Candidates
Declared candidates
- Yulia Tymoshenko: People's Deputy of Ukraine and former Prime Minister of Ukraine (2005; 2007-2010). In October 2017, Tymoshenko announced that she intends to participate.[9] On 20 June 2018 Tymoshenko officially declared that she will take part in the election.[10]
- Roman Bezsmertnyi: former Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and former People's Deputy of Ukraine; declared his candidacy on 31 May 2018.[11]
- Gennady Balashov: businessman and former People's Deputy of Ukraine (1998-2002); on 21 May 2018, Balashov released a video on his official website titled "Will Balashov Run for President?" in which he asks the audience if they're "capable of raising money" for his campaign, yet doesn't say whether he will participate in the election.[12] On 19 September 2018 he clearly announced his intention to run on behalf of his party 5.10.[13]
- Serhiy Taruta: People's Deputy of Ukraine and former Governor of Donetsk Oblast (2014); nominated by his party Osnova on 22 September 2018.[14][15]
- Michel Tereshchenko: Tereshchenko stepped down as mayor of Hlukhiv on 1 October 2018 to become a candidate.[16]
- Andriy Sadovyi: Mayor of Lviv; his party Self Reliance announced on 3 October 2018 that Sadovyi is their candidate in the election.[17]
Candidates who have expressed interest in participating
- Andriy Biletsky: People's Deputy of Ukraine, leader of political party National Corps[18]
- Inna Bohoslovska: People's Deputy of Ukraine[19]
- Viktor Chumak: People's Deputy of Ukraine[20][21]
- Yuriy Derevyanko: People's Deputy of Ukraine[22]
- Mykhailo Dobkin: People's Deputy of Ukraine, former Kharkiv mayor and Governor of Kharkiv Oblast[23]
- Dmytro Gnap: journalist[24]
- Serhiy Kaplin: People's Deputy of Ukraine, Leader of the Socialist Party of Ukraine[25]
- Ilya Kyva: Advisor to Arsen Avakov[26]
- Oleh Lyashko: People's Deputy of Ukraine[27][28]
- Nadiya Savchenko: People's Deputy of Ukraine, Нero of Ukraine[29]
Potential candidates
- Yuriy Boyko: People's Deputy of Ukraine[27]
- Anatoliy Hrytsenko: former Minister of Defence of Ukraine (2005-2007)[27]
- Petro Poroshenko: current President of Ukraine, businessman[30]
- Vadim Rabinovich: People's Deputy of Ukraine, businessman[27]
"United candidates"
- One united candidate from right-wing parties Svoboda, National Corps and Right Sector (Andriy Biletsky or Oleh Tyahnybok (see above)[31]
- One united candidate from Civil Position, People's Control, Alternative (Anatoliy Hrytsenko)
- One united candidate from South-East Ukraine (OB, FL) (Oleksandr Vilkul, Yuriy Boyko, Evgeny Murayev, Mykhailo Dobkin, Vadim Rabinovich, Vadim Novinsky, or Viktor Medvedchuk)
Opinion polls
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.president.gov.ua/ua/documents/constitution/konstituciya-ukrayini-rozdil-v
- ↑ Timothy Ash: Ukraine may not have had its last revolution Kyiv Post, 30 March 2016
- ↑ "Ukraine talks set to open without pro-Russian separatists". The Washington Post. 14 May 2014. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
"Q&A: Ukraine presidential election". BBC News. 7 February 2010. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
"Poroshenko wins presidential election with 54.7% of vote – CEC". Radio Ukraine International. 29 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
Внеочередные выборы Президента Украины [Results election of Ukrainian president] (in Russian). Телеграф. 29 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014. - 1 2 "Ukraine elections: Runners and risks". BBC News. 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ↑ "New Ukrainian president will be elected for 5-year term – Constitutional Court". Interfax-Ukraine. 16 May 2014. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ↑ Ukraine president strips one-time ally Saakashvili of citizenship, Reuters (26 July 2017)
Vitali Klitschko says intends to run for president in Ukraine, Interfax-Ukraine (24 October 2013)
Parliament passes law that could prevent Klitschko from running for president, Interfax-Ukraine (24 October 2013)
"Exile in Brooklyn, With an Eye on Georgia". The New York Times. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014. - ↑ Saakashvili Says He Plans To Return To Ukraine Next Month, Radio Free Europe (August 16, 2017)
- ↑ Vitali Klitschko says intends to run for president in Ukraine, Interfax-Ukraine (24 October 2013)
Parliament passes law that could prevent Klitschko from running for president, Interfax-Ukraine (24 October 2013) - ↑ "Tymoshenko says to run for Ukraine president". Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ↑ Tymoshenko says she will run for president in 2019, Interfax-Ukraine (20 June 2018)
- ↑ Bezsmertnyy says to run for president, LB.ua (31 May 2018)
- ↑ Балашов, Геннадий. "Пойдёт ли Балашов в Президенты?". Геннадий Балашов (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ↑ Балашов, Геннадий. "Геннадий Балашов примет участие в выборах Президента-2019". Геннадий Балашов (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-10-14.
- ↑ (in Ukrainian) Taruta's party sent him to the presidency, Ukrayinska Pravda (22 September 2018)
- ↑ Тарута предлагает компромисс и идет в президенты
- ↑ Hlukhiv mayor steps down to run for president, LB.ua (1 October 2018)
- ↑ Lviv mayor to run for president, LB.ua (3 October 2018)
- ↑ "Андрій Білецький: нинішня влада не має морального права на насильство". РБК-Україна. 2018-06-18. (in Ukrainian)
- ↑ Russian Policy (2017-06-28), Богословская идёт в Президенты Украины. 112 канал. 28 июня 2017 г., retrieved 2018-08-08
- ↑ Чумак: я йду в президенти України 2018-05-24 Обозреватель (in Ukrainian)
- ↑ Нардеп Чумак балотуватиметься у президенти України 2018-05-24 24 канал (in Ukrainian)
- ↑ "Соратник Саакашвілі заявив про свої президентські амбіції". zik.ua (in ua). Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ↑ Novosti, RIA (2017-12-20). "Добкин идет в президенты". РИА Новости Украина (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ↑ Ukraine's investigative journalist Gnap quits job, to run for president, UNIAN (26 June 2018)
- ↑ Kaplin elected Socialist Party leader, to run for president, Interfax-Ukraine (2 October 2017)
- ↑ "Битва за Банкову: Хто вже заявив про участь у наступних виборах президента України". 112.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- 1 2 3 4 Vasylyev, Yegor (21 November 2017). One and a half years before the election: Is Ukraine dreaming of Belarus?. New Eastern Europe. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ↑ "Суд закрив справу Ляшка. Він хоче перемогти на президентських виборах". Українська правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ↑ Savchenko intends to run for president of Ukraine, Kyiv Post (27 July 2017)
- ↑ Poroshenko to decide on balloting for second presidential term, depending on success of next 6 months, Interfax-Ukraine (25 January 2018)
- ↑ "Битва за Банкову: Хто вже заявив про участь у наступних виборах президента України". 112.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2018-08-08.
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