Countries / Europe
UKR
Elections in Ukraine
semi-presidential system
Next election
date to be confirmed
VZ
Volodymyr Zelenskyy live
Head of state - Servant of the People
In office since
20 May 2019
Party
Servant of the People
Head of government
Yulia Svyrydenko
Region
Europe
Next election
-
Government
semi-presidential system
Capital
Kyiv
Population
41 167 335
Country facts
Legislature
Verkhovna Rada
Established
1991
Currency
hryvnia
Official language
Ukrainian
Capital
Kyiv
Region
Europe
Area
603,550 km2
Election history
21 July 2019parliamentary
Ukrainian parliamentary election
turnout 49.2%
21 April 2019presidential
Ukrainian presidential election
won: Volodymyr Zelenskyy
26 October 2014parliamentary
Ukrainian parliamentary election
turnout 51.9%
25 May 2014presidential
Ukrainian presidential election
won: Petro Poroshenko ยท turnout 59.9%
28 October 2012parliamentary
Ukrainian parliamentary election
turnout 57.4%
7 February 2010presidential
Ukrainian presidential election
won: Viktor Yanukovych
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2025 - Denys Shmyhal Yulia Svyrydenko
peaceful - no coup recorded
2020 - Olexii Honcharuk Denys Shmyhal
peaceful - no coup recorded
2019 - Volodymyr Hroisman Olexii Honcharuk
peaceful - no coup recorded
2016 - Arsenii Yatseniuk Volodymyr Hroisman
peaceful - no coup recorded
2014 - Serhii Arbuzov Arsenii Yatseniuk
irregular - successful coup (2014-02-22)
2014 - Mykola Azarov Serhii Arbuzov
irregular - successful coup (2014-02-22)
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.