Constitution of Ukraine

Constitution of Ukraine
Overview
Original title	Конституція України
Jurisdiction	Ukraine
Created	28 June 1996
System	Unitary semi-presidential republic
Government structure
Branches	Three
Head of state	President
Chambers	Unicameral (Verkhovna Rada)
Executive	Cabinet of Ministers
Judiciary	Supreme Court Constitutional Court and others
First legislature	12 May 1998
Supersedes	1978 Constitution of the Ukrainian SSR
Full text
Constitution of Ukraine at Wikisource
Footnote
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Politics of Ukraine
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Presidency President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Office of the President National Security and Defence Council Presidential representatives Presidential symbols
Executive Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal Cabinet Shmyhal Government
Legislature Verkhovna Rada (parliament) Chairman: Ruslan Stefanchuk Committees People's Deputy of Ukraine Imperative mandate
Judiciary Constitutional Court Supreme Court Prosecutor General
Local government Local state administration (chief) Local legislature Administrative divisions Autonomous republics Oblasts Raions Cities (with special status)
Elections Central Election Commission Political parties Recent elections Presidential 2014 2019 next Parliamentary 2014 2019 next Local 2014 (Kyiv) 2015 2020 Referendums 1991 (March) 1991 (Dec) 2000
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Dmytro Kuleba Diplomatic missions of / in Ukraine Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy International membership CIS GUAM Ukraine–European Union relations Ukraine–NATO relations Countries Austria Belarus Canada China Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Iceland India Italy Japan Latvia Lithuania Malta Moldova Montenegro Poland Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia South Africa Sweden Transnistria United Kingdom United States International organizations CIS European Union GUAM NATO Diplomatic missions of Ukraine in Ukraine
See also Ukrainian nationalism Declaration of Independence Proclamation of Independence Cassette Scandal Ukraine without Kuchma Orange Revolution Russia–Ukraine gas disputes Universal of National Unity Political crises of 2006 2007 2008 Kharkiv Pact Annexation of Crimea by Russia 2022 Russian invasion
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The Constitution of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Конституція України, romanized: Konstytutsiia Ukrainy, pronounced [kɔnsteˈtut͡sʲijɐ ʊkrɐˈjine]) is the fundamental law of Ukraine. The constitution was adopted and ratified at the 5th session of the Verkhovna Rada, the parliament of Ukraine, on 28 June 1996.^[2] The constitution was passed with 315 ayes out of 450 votes possible (300 ayes minimum).^[2] All other laws and other normative legal acts of Ukraine must conform to the constitution. The right to amend the constitution through a special legislative procedure is vested exclusively in the parliament. The only body that may interpret the constitution and determine whether legislation conforms to it is the Constitutional Court of Ukraine. Since 1996, the public holiday Constitution Day is celebrated on 28 June.^[3][4]

In 2004, amendments were adopted that significantly changed Ukraine's political system; these changes are sometimes referred to as the 2004 Constitution. In 2010, then-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych reverted these changes on the basis of a ruling made by the Constitutional Court of Ukraine. Following the events of Euromaidan (2013–2014), the 2004 amendments were reinstated.