Verkhovna Rada of Crimea
Former parliament of Crimea in Ukraine
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Verkhovna Rada of Crimea or the Supreme Council of Crimea, officially the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea,[a] was the Ukrainian legislative body for the Autonomous Republic of Crimea before the annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014.
6 May 1992 (modern)
Verkhovna Rada of Crimea
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 18 October 1921 (historical) 6 May 1992 (modern) |
| Disbanded | 15 March 2014 |
| Succeeded by | State Council of Crimea |
| Leadership | |
Vladimir Konstantinov (last) | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 100 |
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Political groups | Government (80)
Opposition (20)
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| Elections | |
| Mixed-member proportional representation | |
First election | 21 July 1938 (historical) 27 March 1994 (modern) |
Last election | 31 October 2010 |
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| Building of the Supreme Council of Crimea, Simferopol | |
| Website | |
| rada | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea | |
The last election of parliament took place on 31 October 2010 (see 2010 Crimean parliamentary election) and was won by the Party of Regions and the Communist Party of Ukraine.
On 27 February 2014, unidentified armed men took over the parliament and hoisted the flag of Russia over it. On 15 March 2014 the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine officially dissolved the parliament.[1] On 17 March 2014, one day before the Russian annexation of Crimea,[2] the State Council of Crimea was established in place of the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea.
History
The first session of the first convocation of the Supreme Soviet of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic as part of the Russian SFSR took place on 21 July 1938. On 25 June 1946, the Crimean ASSR was abolished and the Crimean region was established as part of the Russian SFSR (in April 1954 it was transferred to the Ukrainian SSR).
On 22 March 1991, after the re-establishment of the Crimean ASSR, the Crimean Regional Council of People's Deputies was transformed into the Supreme Soviet of the Crimean ASSR in accordance with the law of the Ukrainian SSR of 12 February 1991 "On the restoration of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic". After the collapse of the USSR in December 1991, the autonomy became part of independent Ukraine. On 26 February 1992, by the decision of the Supreme Council of Autonomy, the Crimean ASSR was renamed the Republic of Crimea, and on 6 May of the same year, the Crimean Constitution was adopted, which confirmed this name, the parliament of the republic became officially called the Supreme Council of Crimea or the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea.
On 21 September 1994, the Supreme Council of Ukraine renamed the Crimean autonomy the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, and the Supreme Council of Crimea became known as the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
Since 2014
Following the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, the supreme council was proclaimed to have been unilaterally disbanded by Russian occupation officials and replaced by the State Council of Crimea, although the Council continues de jure as the city's parliament in Ukraine.
Last election
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | Vacant | |||||||||
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| Party of Regions | Qurultai-Rukh | Soyuz | Russian Unity | Communists | Strong Ukraine | Non-affiliated | |||||
| End of previous convocation | 44 | 8 | 10 | DNP | 9 | DNP | DNP | 100 | 0 | ||
| Begin | 80 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | 100 | 0 | ||
| February 20, 2013[3] | 80 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 100 | 3 | ||
| November 27, 2013[4] | 82 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 100 | 1 | ||
| Latest voting share | 82.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | N/A | 3.0% | ||||
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- Ukrainian: Верховна Рада Автономної Республіки Крим, romanized: Verkhovna Rada Avtonomnoï Respubliky Krym;
Russian: Верховный Совет Автономной Республики Крым, romanized: Verkhovny Sovet Avtonomnoy Respubliki Krym;
Crimean Tatar: Qırım Muhtar Cumhuriyetiniñ Yuqarı Radası/Къырым Мухтар Джумхуриетининъ Йукъары Радасы
Chairpersons
Regional executive committee
- Mikhail Kuzmenko (1954–1956)
- Ivan Filippov (1956–1959)
- Vladimir Druzhynin (1959–1963)
- Vladimir Druzhynin (1963–1964, industrial)
- Nikolai Moiseev (1963–1964, agrarian)
- Vladimir Druzhynin (1964–1965)
- Trofim Chemodurov (1966–1979)
- Yuri Bakhtin (1979–1985)
- Alexander Roshchupkin (1985–1989)
- Vitaly Kurashik (1989–1991)
Regional council
- Mykola Bahrov (1991–1994)
- Sergei Tsekov (1994–1995)
- Yevhen Suprunyuk (1995–1996)
- Vasily Kiselev (1996–1997)
- Anatoliy Hrytsenko (1997–1998)
- Leonid Hrach (1998–2002)
- Boris Deich (2002–2006)
- Anatoliy Hrytsenko (2006–2010)
- Vladimir Konstantinov (2010–2014)