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Article 57
 

Procedure of Nomination of Candidates for Deputies

 

1.    The number of candidates for deputies nominated by a party (bloc) may not exceed the number of deputies making the constitutional composition of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, as determined by the Constitution of Ukraine, and may not be less than 18 individuals.

 

2.    A party (bloc) may nominate an individual, being a party member (member of a party constituting a bloc) or a non-affiliated person, who may be elected a deputy in accordance with Article 9 of this Law, for a deputy.

 

3.    A party being an election bloc member may not nominate deputies or be a member of another election bloc by its own.

 

4.    A party shall nominate candidates for deputies at its congress (meeting, conference), and a bloc — at the inter-party congress (meeting, conference) of parties constituting a bloc. A congress (meeting, conference), which nominate candidates for deputies, should be attended by at least 200 delegates.

 

5.    Candidates for deputies shall be nominated as election list of candidates for deputies from a party (bloc) in a form approved by the Central Election Commission. All candidates for deputies nominated by a party (bloc) shall be put in the unified election list of a party (bloc). Positions of candidates in the list shall be determined at a congress (meeting, conference). An individual may be put in an election list of only one party (one bloc).

 

6.    Form of the election list of candidates for deputies from a party (bloc) shall be approved by the Central Election Commission no later than 130 days before Election Day.

 

7.    A protocol of a congress (meeting, conference) of a party, inter-party congress (meetings, conferences) of parties constituting a bloc, should indicate as follows: date of an event, agenda, information on individuals nominated for deputies (full name, date, month and year of birth, citizenship, party affiliation, information on education, position (occupation), place of residence), results of voting on an election list of candidates for deputies. Protocol shall be signed by the headperson of a congress (meeting, conference), and an election list of candidates for deputies shall be signed by a head of party (heads of parties constituting an election bloc). The said documents shall be sealed with a seal of party (parties constituting a bloc).

 

8.    A head of party (heads of parties constituting an election bloc) shall inform the Central Election Commission in written on time and place of a congress (meeting, conference) of a party, inter-party congress (meetings, conferences) of parties constituting a bloc devoted to nomination of candidates for deputies no later than 5 days before a congress (meeting, conference). Member of the Central Election Commission may be present at such congress (meeting, conference) by order of the head of the Central Election Commission.

 

9.    Mass media shall be informed on time and place of a congress (meeting, conference) devoted to nomination of candidates for deputies no later than three days prior to the date of a congress (meeting, conference). Organizers of an event shall establish procedure of accreditation of journalists for such congress (meeting, conference).