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216: 300:; only in Kyiv, the mayor or council chairperson may combine their elected position with the executive position in the local State Administration. However, this system was ended in 2010 when Parliament empowered the president to replace the mayor as head of the state administration which the person of the president's choosing. 197:
over a limited scope of affairs. Raions are the lowest level of the city's government although some of the raions include geographically distinct "villages" (e.g., surrounded by forest). As with other raions inside Ukrainian cities, Kyiv City Council is deputed to define the jurisdiction of its
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was to be also appointed as the head of the City State Administration. This provision is unique, as other similar appointments of the local administration chiefs throughout Ukraine are made by the agreement of the president and the
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appoints the Head of the City State Administration. Traditionally, unlike other similar appointments in Ukraine, this appointment was purely formal, because the
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and other public services infrastructure of Kyiv Oblast and, formerly, Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion is also located primarily within the city of Kyiv.
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is the city-level legislative body of Kyiv, with a broad scope of jurisdiction over the local issues. The council is chaired by the
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is the subject of an ongoing bitter legal and political crisis. The oppositional parties that dominate the city after
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Of only two special status municipalities of national-level subordination in Ukraine (the other being the city of
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consider the City Council term of authority expired and effectively block attempts at its convening through
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Currently, the legal status and the local government of Kyiv is regulated by the special provisions of the
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The unique standing of the city's institutions of self-governance reflects the role of Kyiv as the
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Official interpretation regarding the peculiarities of local government in raions of Kyiv
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The scope and structure of the Kyiv local government and the status of the current
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CEC member: Kyiv City Council to be elected for five years in upcoming election
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and is governed in accordance with laws passed by Ukraine's parliament, the
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where Kyiv (spelt "Kiev" in Russian at the time) held the position of a
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Kyiv City State Administration is the national-level branch of the
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The Law of Ukraine "On the Capital of Ukraine — Hero City Kyiv"
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The central executive power is also represented on the lowest
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Kyiv Regional Center for International Relations and Business
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Legal status within the administrative subdivision of Ukraine
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the administrative and infrastructure bodies for the latter.
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Administrative seat of Kyiv Oblast and Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion
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The Law of Ukraine on the Local Self-Governance in Ukraine
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level of city authority. There are State Administrations,
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Decision of the Constitutional Court on 25 December 2003
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also administratively independent from the surrounding
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Its special administrative status is recognized in the
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as well as a combination of Ukrainian laws, namely the
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The Law of Ukraine on the Local State Administration
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Index

City of Kyiv
administrative subdivisions of Ukraine
oblast
Government of Ukraine
Kyiv Oblast
capital
Ukraine
administrative status within the
Soviet Union
republican subordination
Mayor of Kyiv
President of Ukraine
Head of Kyiv City Administration
Constitution of Ukraine
Ukrainian Constitution
Chapter IX: Territorial Structure of Ukraine
Verkhovna Rada
Kyiv City Council
the recent elections
mass protest
Subdivisions of Ukraine
Subdivisions of Kyiv
municipality
city with special status
national-level government
Kyiv Oblast
Sevastopol
Autonomous Republic of Crimea
raions
jurisdiction

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