Procedure for Nomination of Candidates by Parties

1. A party may nominate only one candidate for President of Ukraine. A person may be nominated as a candidate for President of Ukraine only by one party, subject to a person’s consent.

2. A party may nominate a person, who is a member of this party, or a non-partisan person, who, in accordance with the Article 75 of this Code, shall have the right to be elected to the office the President of Ukraine, as a candidate for President of Ukraine.

3. The nomination of a candidate for President of Ukraine shall be conducted by the party at its congress (meeting, conference) pursuant to the procedure prescribed by the party’s charter.

A member of the Central Election Commission, on behalf of the head of the Central Election Commission, has the right to be present a party congress (meeting, conference) regarding the nomination of a candidate for President of Ukraine.

4. An announcement about the time and place of holding a congress (meeting, conference) of the party with the purpose of nomination a candidate for President of Ukraine, as well as the procedure for accreditation of media representatives for such a congress (meeting, congress), determined by its organizers, shall be posted on the official website of the party no later than five days prior to the date of holding a congress (meeting, conference) and be submitted to the Central Election Commission. The Central Election Commission shall publish such announcement on its official website no later than the next day after its receipt.