Editing Ukraine (section)

=== Government ===
{{main|Government of Ukraine}}
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| image1            = Volodymyr Zelensky Official portrait.jpg
| link1             = Volodymyr Zelenskyy
| caption1          = [[President of Ukraine|President]]<br />[[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]]
| image2            = Денис Шмыгаль (портрет) 2.jpg
| link2             = Denys Shmyhal
| caption2          = [[Prime Minister of Ukraine|Prime Minister]]<br />[[Denys Shmyhal]]
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The president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term and is the formal [[head of state]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kmu.gov.ua/control/en/publish/article%3fart_id=235995&cat_id=32672 |title=General Articles about Ukraine |access-date=24 December 2007 |website=Government Portal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120232454/http://www.kmu.gov.ua/control/en/publish/article%3Fart_id%3D235995%26cat_id%3D32672 |archive-date=20 January 2008}}</ref>
Ukraine's legislative branch includes the 450-seat [[unicameral]] parliament, the Verkhovna Rada.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://portal.rada.gov.ua/ |title=Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine |access-date=24 December 2007 |website=[[Verkhovna Rada]] of Ukraine Official Web-site |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223190549/http://portal.rada.gov.ua/ |archive-date=23 December 2007}}</ref> The parliament is primarily responsible for the formation of the executive branch and the [[Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine|Cabinet of Ministers]], headed by the [[Prime Minister of Ukraine|prime minister]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Ukraine,_2004 |title=Constitution of Ukraine |access-date=24 December 2007 |website=[[Wikisource]]}}</ref> The president retains the authority to nominate the ministers of foreign affairs and of defence for parliamentary approval, as well as the power to appoint the [[Prosecutor General of Ukraine|prosecutor general]] and the head of the [[Security Service of Ukraine|Security Service]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Черноватий Л. М. |title=Практичний курс англійської мови. 4-й курс.: Підручник для ВНЗ |publisher=Нова Книга |pages=24– |isbn=9789663821757 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8wbcCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA24}}</ref>

Laws, acts of the parliament and the cabinet, presidential decrees, and acts of the [[Verkhovna Rada of Crimea|Crimean parliament]] may be abrogated by the Constitutional Court, should they be found to violate the constitution. Other normative acts are subject to judicial review. The [[Supreme Court of Ukraine|Supreme Court]] is the main body in the system of courts of general jurisdiction.
Local self-government is officially guaranteed. Local councils and city mayors are popularly elected and exercise control over local budgets. The heads of regional and district administrations are appointed by the president in accordance with proposals of the prime minister.<ref name="House2004">{{cite book |author=Freedom House |date=13 September 2004 |title=Nations in Transit 2004: Democratization in East Central Europe and Eurasia |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |pages=639– |isbn=978-1-4617-3141-2 |oclc=828424860 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AsJlnVU4ipoC&pg=PA639}}</ref>