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Article 76
 

The constitutional composition of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine consists of 450 People’s Deputies of Ukraine who are elected for a five-year term on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage, by secret ballot.


A citizen of Ukraine who has attained the age of twenty-one on the day of elections, has the right to vote, and has resided on the territory of Ukraine for the past five years, may be a People’s Deputy of Ukraine.


A citizen who has a criminal record for committing an intentional crime shall not be elected to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine if the conviction is not spent and released by the procedure established by law.


The authority of People’s Deputies of Ukraine is determined by the Constitution and the laws of Ukraine.


The term of authority of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is five years.