Executive power

Legislative branch

The legislative branch is represented by a unicameral parliament or Verkhovna Rada, consists of 450 popularly elected officials. Voters choose to vote for a specific party, and any party recieving at least 3% of the vote recieves a seat in parliament. The legislative branch is a unicameral body, and therefore the Verkhovna Rada is the only acting legislative body. The Ukrainain Parliament has the authority to pass bills to be signed by the president, confirm nominated cabinet members (including the Prime Minister) and set budget measures. This branch of Ukraines government is looked down upon by the people, for good reason. Brawls are very common during sessions, in fact, smoke bombs are commonly set off during opponents speeches. The legislative branch can be dissolved for any reason, at any time by the President or Prime Minister. However, this process is very uncommon.

EXECUTIVE POWER

The bearer of this power across the country is the government that ensures the implementation of laws and other acts of the legislature, responsible, accountable and controlled her. Executive power is designed to work out ways and means to implement the laws, engage in ongoing management, to administrative activities.

The government, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which consists of the Prime Minister Ukraine, First Vice Prime Minister, three Vice Prime Ministers and seventeen various departmental Ministers, exercises executive power in Ukraine.

The Prime Minister heads the Cabinet and directs its work. The President appoints the Prime Minister under the consent of over half of the constitutional composition of the Verkhovna Rada. The President on the advice of the Prime Minister appoints personal composition of the Cabinet of Ministers.

The Prime Minister is responsible to the President and accountable and acts under control of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

Within its authority, the Government issues decrees and regulations mandatory for execution. The Prime Minister signs the deeds of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

In case of Prime Minister’s resignation or no confidence resolution adopted by the Verkhovna Rada all the Government steps down from the office.

The Cabinet of Ministers provides for carrying out financial, price, investment and taxation policies, as well as actions in the spheres of labor and employment of population, social protection, education, science and culture, environment protection, ecological security and nature management.

The Cabinet of Ministers works out the draft of the Law on the State Budget of Ukraine for approval by the Verkhovna Rada, and ensures its execution.

NATIONAL ORGANS OF EXECUTIVE POWER

In addition to the Cabinet of Ministers, the system of the national executive body includes ministries, state committees (public services) and special status central agencies of executive power.

Ministry is the primary organ within the system of the national executive body to realize the government policy in the defined sphere of activity, being managed by a Minister. As member of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Minister is responsible for development and implementation of the Program of the Cabinet on correspondent issues and realization of the Government policy within the defined sphere of governing the state. He exercises administration in this sphere, directs and coordinates the activities of other organs of executive power on issues ascribed to his authority.

State Committee (Public Service) is a central organ of executive power with activity directed and coordinated by the Prime Minister of Ukraine, any of the Vice Prime Ministers or Ministers. The State Committee (Public Service) puts forward propositions concerning formulation of the Government policy to the correspondent members of the Cabinet of Ministers and ensures its realization in the sphere defined, exercises control in this sphere as well as interdepartmental coordination and functional regulation on issues delegated to its authority. Chairperson heads the State Committee (Public Service).

Special Status Central Organ of Executive Power has a special mission and authority defined by the Constitution and legislation of Ukraine with specific order of formation, shaking-up, removal, accountability and reporting, as well as appointing and dismissal of management staff and settling other issues. Chairperson heads special status central organ of executive power

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