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UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2019

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Source: AAP

The latest news about Ukrainian parliamentary elections 2019 .Heading into Ukraine's July 21 parliamentary elections, new President Volodomyr Zelenskyy is riding a high. First, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Servant of the People has a legitimate chance to form a one-party majority in the parliament. This would mark the first time since independence that one party controlled the entire government apparatus. The party needs 226 seats to form a majority, and with Ukraine’s mixed election system (50 percent of seats are allocated through party lists and 50 percent are single-mandate districts), Servant of the People is likely to take 130 party-list seats if its popularity continues…


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The latest news about Ukrainian parliamentary elections 2019 .Heading into Ukraine's July 21 parliamentary elections, new President Volodomyr Zelenskyy is riding a high. First, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Servant of the People has a legitimate chance to form a one-party majority in the parliament. This would mark the first time since independence that one party controlled the entire government apparatus. The party needs 226 seats to form a majority, and with Ukraine’s mixed election system (50 percent of seats are allocated through party lists and 50 percent are single-mandate districts), Servant of the People is likely to take 130 party-list seats if its popularity continues…



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