President of Ukraine

President of Ukraine
Президент України
Presidential standard
since 20 May 2019
Executive branch of the Ukrainian Government
Office of the President
StyleMr. President
(informal)
Supreme Commander–in–Chief
(military)
His Excellency
(diplomatic)
TypeExecutive president
Head of state
Member ofNational Security and Defense Council
ResidenceMariinskyi Palace (ceremonial)
13 other available for use
AppointerPopular vote
Term lengthFive years,
renewable once consecutively
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Ukraine
Formation5 December 1991; 32 years ago (1991-12-05)[d] (first established)
28 June 1996; 28 years ago (1996-06-28) (legal status defined)
First holderLeonid Kravchuk
DeputyChairman of the Verkhovna Rada
Salary₴336,000 or US$12,300 per annum est. (2016)[1][2]
Websitepresident.gov.ua/en

The president of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Президент України, romanized: Prezydent Ukrainy, pronounced [prezeˈdɛnt ʊkrɐˈjine]) is the head of state of Ukraine. The president represents the nation in international relations, administers the foreign political activity of the state, conducts negotiations and concludes international treaties. The president is directly elected by the citizens of Ukraine for a five-year term of office (whether the presidential election is early or scheduled), limited to two terms consecutively.[3]

The president's official residence is the Mariinskyi Palace, located in the Pechersk district of the capital Kyiv. Other official residences include the House with Chimaeras and the House of the Weeping Widow, which are used for official visits by foreign representatives. The Office of the President of Ukraine, unofficially known as "Bankova" in reference to the street it is located on, serves as the presidential office, advising the president in the domestic, foreign and legal matters.

Since the office's establishment on 5 December 1991, there have been six presidents of Ukraine. Leonid Kravchuk was the inaugural president, serving three years from 1991 until his resignation in 1994. Leonid Kuchma was the only president to have served two consecutive terms in office. Viktor Yushchenko, Petro Poroshenko, and Viktor Yanukovych served one term, with the latter being replaced by acting president Oleksandr Turchynov, who then also served as Chairman of the Ukrainian Parliament, on 21 February 2014.[4] Oleksandr Turchynov was the only acting president in Ukraine's modern history. The powers of an acting president are severely limited. On 18 June 2015, Yanukovych was officially deprived of the title of president of Ukraine.[5] The Government of Ukraine utilizes a semi-presidential system in which the roles of the head of state and head of government are separate, thus the president of Ukraine is not the nation's head of government.[6] The prime minister serves as the head of government,[7] a role currently filled by Denys Shmyhal who took office in March 2020.

The current president is Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who took the oath of office on 20 May 2019. Due to martial law, elections in the country have been suspended.[8]

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  1. ^ "336,000 UAH to EUR - Ukrainian Hryvni to Euros Exchange Rate". Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ Кабмин утвердил новые зарплаты для Порошенко и Гройсмана (in Russian). bigmir.net. 1 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2 August 2016.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference New Ukrainian president 5-year term was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada №764-VII of 23.02.2014 on conferring powers of the president of Ukraine on the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada according to article 112 of the Constitution of Ukraine". President of Ukraine's Official website. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014.
  5. ^ Published law deprives Yanukovych of presidential rank Archived 17 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine, UNIAN (17 June 2015)
  6. ^ Volunteer battalion Azov members and former members create National Corps political party Archived 5 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Interfax-Ukraine (14 October 2016)
  7. ^ Economic Interdependence in Ukrainian-Russian Relations by Paul J. D'Anieri, State University of New York Press, 1999, ISBN 978-0-7914-4246-3 (page 187)
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference economist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).