Kharkiv Oblast Council

Kharkiv Oblast Council
Харківська обласна рада
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Houses1
Leadership
Structure
Seats120
Political groups
Government (63)
  •   Kernes Bloc — Successful Kharkiv (46)
  •   Servant of the People (17)

Supported by (29)

Opposition (28)

Elections
Last election
25 October 2020[3]
Meeting place
Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast
Website
http://www.oblrada.kharkov.ua/ukr/

The Kharkiv Oblast Council (Ukrainian: Харківська обласна рада) is the regional oblast council (parliament) of the Kharkiv Oblast (province) located in eastern Ukraine. The council is composed of 120 members and is situated in the oblast's administrative center Kharkiv. Council members are elected for five year terms. In order to gain representation on the council, a party must gain more than 5 percent of the total vote.[4]

On 1 March 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the building was bombed in a missile strike.[5] According to the Council, 29 people were killed.[6]

  1. ^ "Второй фронт. Бывшие из "ОПЗЖ" в Харьковском облсовете поднимают головы". 2day.kh.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  2. ^ "Кто за Суркиса: депутаты Харьковского областного совета, отказавшиеся забрать звание почетного гражданина у нардепа". 2day.kh.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  3. ^ Results of the 2020 elections of the Kharkiv Oblast Council, Central Election Commission of Ukraine
  4. ^ "Elections in Kharkiv Region: Kernes' Son in the Regional Council and Local Success "Servants of the People"". The Ukrainian Week (in Ukrainian). 10 November 2020.
    "How to win elections under the new Electoral Code". Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 19 July 2020.
  5. ^ Zinets, Natalia (1 March 2022). "Kharkiv official says Russian missiles hit administration building, residential areas". Reuters. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  6. ^ Суспільне (2022-04-01). "Внаслідок обстрілу обладміністрації у Харкові загинув студент Політеху". Суспільне | Новини (in Ukrainian). Суспільне. Archived from the original on 2022-05-11.