Right to Be a Candidate for President of Ukraine

1. A citizen of Ukraine who has reached the age of thirty-five as of the day of voting, who has the right to vote, who has the command the state language and has been residing in Ukraine over the last ten years prior to the day of voting, may be elected President of Ukraine.

2. Residing in Ukraine in accordance with this Code shall mean:

1) residing in the territory within the state border of Ukraine;

2) staying on a ship sailing under the National Flag of Ukraine;

3) stay of Ukrainian citizens abroad in foreign missions in foreign diplomatic institutions of Ukraine, international organizations and their bodies pursuant to the procedure prescribed by the law;

4) stay at Ukraine’s polar station;

5) stay abroad as a member of the military command the Armed Forces of Ukraine deployed outside Ukraine;

3. Persons residing together with the persons specified in clause three of Part two of this Article as their family members shall be also deemed such persons that are residing in Ukraine.

4. A person shall be deemed to be such a person that resides in Ukraine, in accordance with Part one of this Article, if his or her one-time trip abroad in private matters did not exceed 90 days, whereas the total period of his or her stay outside Ukraine each year during the last ten years prior to the day of voting did not exceed 183 days. It shall not be deemed a violation of the requirement about the residence in Ukraine, if a person travels abroad on a business trip, for study, on vacation, or for a medical treatment upon the recommendation of the respective healthcare institution.

5. One and the same person may not be the President of Ukraine for more than two consecutive terms. A person who has been elected the President of Ukraine twice may not be nominated as a candidate for this post.

6. A person whose powers as the President of Ukraine have been terminated early in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine may not be nominated as a candidate for President of Ukraine in a pre-term election scheduled with regard to the said termination of powers.