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Zelenskiy dissolves 8th convocation Rada, appoints extraordinary parliamentary elections for July 21

By Interfax-Ukraine.

Published May 21, 2019 at 5:59 pm

Ukrainian president-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy waves to supporters as he arrives for his inauguration ceremony in Kyiv on May 20, 2019.

Photo by Volodymyr Petrov

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed a decree on early termination of the powers of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and appointed early elections on July 21, 2019.

Corresponding presidential decree of Ukraine No. 303/2019 dated May 21, 2019 was published on the website of the head of state.

The decree comes into force on the day of its publication.