The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the 9th convocation (Ukrainian: Верховна Рада України IX скликання) is the current convocation of the legislative branch of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's unicameral parliament. The 9th convocation meets at the Verkhovna Rada building in Kyiv, having begun its term on 29 August 2019, following the last session of the 8th Verkhovna Rada.
The 9th Verkhovna Rada's composition is based upon the results of the 21 July 2019 parliamentary election, which took place three months after the second round of the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election. Ukraine's head of state during the parliament's term is President Volodymyr Zelensky. Eleven parties were represented in the Verkhovna Rada, although only five of them surpassed the mandatory five percent election threshold to gain representation based on the proportional representation system.
About 80 percent of the members of parliament of this convocation were new to parliament; 83 deputies managed to get re-elected from the previous parliament and 13 deputies from earlier convocations. All deputies from the biggest party with 254 seats, Servant of the People, were political newcomers. 61 percent of the new MPs had never before been engaged in politics.
A total of 27 constituencies were not elected due to various crises taking place in the country. A total of 10 constituencies in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and two in the City of Sevastopol were not elected due to the 2014 Crimean crisis and subsequent annexation of Crimea by Russia, while a further nine constituencies in Donetsk Oblast and six constituencies in Luhansk Oblast were not elected due to the ongoing War in Donbas. Elections in these regions can only take place after Ukraine re-establishes control over these territories.
Due to the 2022 full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the activity of the largest opposition party, Opposition Platform — For Life, was suspended due to its alleged pro-Russian stance, for the duration of martial law.
Contents
Major legislation
29 August 2019: Oleksiy Honcharuk is confirmed as prime minister with 290 votes in favor.
3 September 2019: Immunity from prosecution for lawmakers is canceled; 373 votes in favor.
4 February 2020: Bill to reduce the number of deputies from 450 to 300 is approved prior to a final vote to amend the constitution correspondingly; 236 votes in favor.
4 March 2020: Denis Shmyhal is confirmed as prime minister with 291 votes in favor.
31 March 2020: Bill on the land market, which makes it possible for citizens and legal entities to purchase agricultural land, is passed with 259 votes in favor.
23 September 2021: Bill on "de-oligarchization" passed with 279 votes in favor.
19 July 2021: MPs vote to approve the law on "national resistance" with 313 votes in favor.
7 October 2021: MPs vote to dismiss Dmytro Razumkov from his position as chairman with 284 votes in favor. Razumkov was replaced by his first deputy Ruslan Stefanchuk (also from Servant of the People) a day later.
Leadership
Leadership (August 2019 – )
On 29 August 2019, the parliament elected Dmytro Razumkov from Servant of the People as the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada. On the same day, Razumkov officially announced all the names of parliamentary factions and deputy groups in parliament of the 9th convocation.
On 7 October 2021, Razumkov was removed from his position after a vote in which 284 MPs voted in favor of his dismissal. The dismissal was initiated by the ruling party Servant of the People after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed disappointment in Razumkov for not supporting the party's initiatives and declaring that "he is not a member of our team anymore". Razumkov was replaced by his first deputy Ruslan Stefanchuk (also from Servant of the People) a day later.
Parliamentary factions and groups
Government party (226)
Servant of the People (226)
Government support (37)
Dovira (parliamentary group) (19)
For the Future (18)
Opposition (69)
European Solidarity (26)
Batkivshchyna (24)
Holos (including the Justice parliamentary group) (19)
Others (58)
Independents (20)
Platform for Life and Peace (21)
Restoration of Ukraine (17)
Vacant seats (60)
Vacant (60)
Committees
The Verkhovna Rada approved the composition of its 23 committees on 29 August 2019. This was done without a parliamentary debate, and to the dismay of some people's deputies who chanted: "shame!" and "what are you doing?". 19 of the 23 committees are headed by representatives of Servant of the People.
The committees and their management are as follows: