Verkhovna Rada of Crimea

1991–2014 parliament of Crimea

Not to be confused with State Council of Crimea.

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Verkhovna Rada of Crimea

* Верховна Рада Криму
* Верховный Совет Крыма
* Qırım Muhtar Cumhuriyetiniñ Yuqarı Radası
* Къырым Мухтар Джумхуриетининъ Йукъары Радасы

Type
Type|

Unicameral

History
Founded| 19 June 1991; 34 years ago (1991-06-19)
Disbanded| 15 March 2014; 11 years ago (2014-03-15)
Preceded by| Crimean Regional Council
Succeeded by| State Council of Crimea
Structure
Seats| 100

Political groups

| Following the 2010 elections:

Government (80)

* Party of Regions (80)

Others (20)

* Communist Party of Ukraine (5)
* Soyuz (5)
* Russian Unity (3)
* Qurultai-Rukh (5)
* Strong Ukraine (2)

Elections

Last election

| October 31, 2010
Meeting place
Building of the Supreme Council of Crimea, Simferopol
Website
rada.crimea.ua (Archived)
Constitution
Constitution of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea

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.

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.

## Last election

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Main article: 2010 Crimean parliamentary election

Party| Votes| %| Seats

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Party-list| Constituency| Total
| Party of Regions| 357,030| 50.44| 32| 48| 80
| Communist Party of Ukraine| 54,172| 7.65| 5| 0| 5
| Qurultai-Rukh| 51,253| 7.24| 5| 0| 5
| Soyuz| 38,514| 5.44| 3| 2| 5
| Russian Unity| 29,343| 4.15| 3| 0| 3
| Strong Ukraine| 26,515| 3.75| 2| 0| 2
| Batkivshchyna| 19,589| 2.77| 0| 0| 0
| Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine| 12,614| 1.78| 0| 0| 0
| Party of Pensioners of Ukraine| 11,133| 1.57| 0| 0| 0
| Front for Change| 8,281| 1.17| 0| 0| 0
| Ukrainian Peasant Democratic Party| 7,268| 1.03| 0| 0| 0
| People's Party| 4,563| 0.64| 0| 0| 0
| Socialist Party of Ukraine| 2,909| 0.41| 0| 0| 0
| Party of Greens of Ukraine| 2,493| 0.35| 0| 0| 0
| All-Ukrainian Party "Children of War"| 2,030| 0.29| 0| 0| 0
| Justice Party| 1,822| 0.26| 0| 0| 0
| Greens| 1,699| 0.24| 0| 0| 0
| Peasant Party of Ukraine| 1,396| 0.20| 0| 0| 0
| Motherland [uk]| 1,395| 0.20| 0| 0| 0
| Svoboda| 1,361| 0.19| 0| 0| 0
| New Politics| 1,291| 0.18| 0| 0| 0
| United Centre| 1,278| 0.18| 0| 0| 0
| Ukrainian Social Democratic Party| 1,240| 0.18| 0| 0| 0
| Union of Left Forces| 1,177| 0.17| 0| 0| 0
| Ukrainian People's Party| 1,114| 0.16| 0| 0| 0
| Agrarian Party of Ukraine| 980| 0.14| 0| 0| 0
| People's Power Party| 934| 0.13| 0| 0| 0
| New Generation Party| 904| 0.13| 0| 0| 0
| Socialist Ukraine| 878| 0.12| 0| 0| 0
| Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united)| 803| 0.11| 0| 0| 0
| People's Labor Union of Ukraine| 745| 0.11| 0| 0| 0
| Ukrainian Republican Party "Sobor"| 743| 0.10| 0| 0| 0
| Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists| 702| 0.10| 0| 0| 0
| Democratic Party of Ukraine| 625| 0.09| 0| 0| 0
| Liberal Democratic Party of Ukraine| 624| 0.09| 0| 0| 0
| Hromada| 452| 0.06| 0| 0| 0
| European Party of Ukraine| 432| 0.06| 0| 0| 0
Against all| 57,552| 8.13| –| –| –
Total| 707,854| 100.00| 50| 50| 50
Valid votes| 707,854| 97.01|
Invalid/blank votes| 21,794| 2.99|
Total votes| 729,648| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 1,522,000| 47.94|
Source: Government of Crimea
| 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%  |
Note:

1. ^ 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

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### Regional executive committee

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* 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

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* 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)

## See also

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* State Council of Crimea

## References

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1. ^ "ВР розпустила парламент Криму" [VR dissolved parliament of Crimea] (in Ukrainian). UNIAN. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
2. ^ "Ukraine 'preparing withdrawal of troops from Crimea'". BBC News. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
3. ^ Composition on February 20, 2013. Supreme Council of Crimea. March 11, 2014
4. ^ Composition on November 27, 2013. Supreme Council of Crimea. March 11, 2014

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* Volyn
* Zakarpattia
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* Zhytomyr

Cities with special status|

* Kyiv
* Sevastopol1

Autonomous republic|

* Crimea1

1Occupied by Russia and administered as the Republic of Crimea and the Federal City of Sevastopol; 2Due to the war in Donbass, regular functions of regional councils in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts were suspended until the end of hostilities.

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Political parties in Crimea

In parliament|

* Party of Regions
* Qurultai-Rukh
* Union Party
* Communist Party
* Russian Unity

Unrepresented|

* Russian Bloc

Defunct|

* Milliy Firqa
* Republican Party of Crimea
* Electoral Bloc of Kunitsyn
* For Yanukovych!

* Portal:Politics
* List of political parties
* Politics of Crimea

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Crimea articles

* Political status
* Sevastopol
* Republic of Crimea (Russia)
* Autonomous Republic of Crimea

History|

* Greek Crimea
* Crimea in the Roman era
* Cherson (theme)
* Bosporan Kingdom
* Akatziri
* Khazars
* Crimean Goths
* Kipchaks
* Empire of Trebizond
* Genoese Crimea
* Genoese–Mongol Wars
* Crimean campaigns of 1687 and 1689
* Crimean Khanate
* 1783 annexation by Russia
* Crimean War
* Soviet period
* Crimea in World War II
* 1944 Crimean Tatar deportation
* Renaming of Crimean toponyms
* 1954 transfer to Ukraine
* Crimean Tatar repatriation
* Autonomous Republic of Crimea
* President of Crimea (historical)
* 2003 Tuzla Island conflict
* 2014 status referendum
* 2014 annexation by Russia
* Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People

Geography|

* Arabat Spit
* Arabat Bay
* Azov Sea
* Black Sea
* Caves
* Marble
* Vyalova
* Crimean Mountains
* Kerch Strait
* Perekop Isthmus
* Pontic–Caspian steppe
* Southern Coast
* Syvash

Subdivisions|

* Cities
* Raions
* Urban-type settlements
* administrative divisions

Politics|

| De jure
(Ukrainian)|

* Autonomous Republic of Crimea
* Supreme Council
* Chairman
* Prime Minister
* Council of Ministers
* Sevastopol
* City Council
* State administration
* Mayor

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De facto
(Russian)|

* Republic of Crimea
* Constitution
* Head
* State Council
* 2014 parliamentary election
* Sevastopol
* Legislative Assembly
* Governor
* 2017 election
* Crimean Federal District
* Black Sea Fleet

Economy|

* Tourism
* Crimean Bridge
* Crimean Trolleybus

Society|

| Sports|

* Crimean Premier League

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Demographics|

| Peoples|

* Russians
* Ukrainians
* Crimean Tatars
* Armenians
* Karaites
* Pontic Greeks
* Krymchaks
* Crimea Germans

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Languages|

* Crimean Tatar
* Krymchak
* Russian
* Ukrainian

Religion|

* Christianity
* Roman Catholicism
* Ukrainian Catholicism
* Judaism
* Islam

Category

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Elections and referendums in Crimea

Parliamentary elections|

* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2019
* 2024

Presidential elections|

* 1994

Referendums|

* 1991
* 1994
* 2014

See also
Elections in Ukraine
Referendums in Ukraine
Elections in Russia

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Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation

Part of the Russo-Ukrainian War

Main topics|

* Timeline
* International reaction
* List of military units
* International sanctions
* List of sanctioned individuals
* List of companies that applied sanctions
* 2014 anti-war protests in Russia
* Reaction of Russian intelligentsia
* 2014 Crimean status referendum
* UN General Assembly Resolution 68/262
* Declaration of Independence
* Republic of Crimea
* 2014 Constitution of Crimea
* Political status
* Crimean Federal District
* Environmental impact
* Crimean speech of Vladimir Putin
* Medal "For the Return of Crimea"
* Capture of the Crimean Parliament
* Capture of Southern Naval Base
* 2014 Simferopol incident

Background|

* History of Crimea
* 1783 annexation by Russian Empire
* Crimean People's Republic
* 1921–1945 Crimean ASSR
* 1944 deportation of the Crimean Tatars
* 1945–1991 Crimean Oblast
* 1954 transfer of Crimea
* 1991–1992 Crimean ASSR
* Republic of Crimea (1992 to 1995)
* 1992 constitution of Crimea
* Black Sea Fleet dispute
* Autonomous Republic of Crimea (since 1995)
* 1994–1995 President of Crimea
* Yuriy Meshkov
* 1994 Budapest Memorandum
* 1997 Partition Treaty
* 1998 Constitution of Crimea
* 2003 Tuzla Island conflict
* 2006 anti-NATO protests in Feodosia
* 2010 Kharkiv Pact
* 2012 law on languages
* 2013–2014 Euromaidan
* Revolution of Dignity
* 40th G7 summit

Main places|

* Simferopol
* Simferopol Airport
* Building of the Supreme Council of Crimea
* Sevastopol
* Belbek Airport
* Crimean Bridge
* Donuzlav
* Ochakov scuttling
* Perevalne
* Armiansk
* Dzhankoi
* Chonhar
* Port Krym
* Strilkove
* Arabat Spit
* Novofedorivka

Pro-Russian|

| Organizations|

* Supreme Council of Crimea
* Council of Ministers of Crimea
* Sevastopol City Council
* Russian Armed Forces
* Black Sea Fleet
* Russian Airborne Troops
* Little green men
* Crimean Berkut
* Russian Unity
* Night Wolves
* Kuban Cossacks
* Ukrainian Choice

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Lead figures (Russia)|

* Vladimir Putin
* Dmitry Medvedev
* Sergey Shoigu
* Vladislav Surkov
* Sergey Lavrov
* Valery Gerasimov
* Igor Sergun
* Aleksandr Vitko
* Oleg Belaventsev
* Rustam Minnikhanov

Lead figures (Crimea)|

* Sergey Aksyonov
* Vladimir Konstantinov
* Natalia Poklonskaya
* Rustam Temirgaliev
* Denis Berezovsky
* Sergei Yeliseyev
* Aleksei Chaly
* Igor Besler

Pro-Ukrainian|

| Organizations|

* Yatsenyuk government
* Parliamentary parties
* Batkivshchyna
* Svoboda
* UDAR
* Armed Forces of Ukraine
* Ukrainian Ground Forces
* Ukrainian Navy
* National Guard of Ukraine
* Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People
* Right Sector

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Lead figures (Ukraine)|

* Oleksandr Turchynov
* Arseniy Yatsenyuk
* Andriy Parubiy
* Arsen Avakov
* Valentyn Nalyvaichenko
* Ihor Tenyukh
* Mykhailo Kutsyn
* Serhiy Hayduk

Lead figures (Crimea)|

* Mustafa Dzhemilev
* Refat Chubarov
* İlmi Ümerov
* Ahtem Chiygoz
* Serhiy Kunitsyn
* Yuliy Mamchur

Authority control databases |

* Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine

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