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The same day the Ukrainian parliament had deprived Klitschko of his MP mandate (Ukrainian MPs are not entitled to combine parliamentary activities with any other public employment). [7] Poroshenko was elected President of Ukraine on 25 May 2014. [144] In addition to mayoral elections, UDAR participated in the 2014 Kyiv local election.
The Head of Kyiv City (Ukrainian: Київський міський голова, romanized: Kyivskyi miskyi holova), unofficially and more commonly the Mayor of Kyiv (Ukrainian: Мер Києва, romanized: Mer Kyieva), is a city official elected by popular vote who serves as a head of the Kyiv city state administration (the capital of Ukraine) and a chairperson the Kyiv City Council.
Leonid Kosakivsky, 1994-1998 (head of city council, in 1997-1998 - mayor) Oleksandr Omelchenko, 1998-2006 (head of city council in 1998-1999, mayor since 1999) Leonid Chernovetskyi, 2006-2012; Halyna Hereha, 2012-2014 (acting) Vitali Klitschko, 2014-
The two big men standing shoulder to shoulder in The Associated Press photo taken Sunday in the mayor’s office in beleaguered Kyiv, Ukraine, were instantly Ukrainian boxers Vitali and Wladimir ...
‘Klitschko: More Than a Fight’ documents the former heavyweight champion’s efforts as Kyiv’s mayor, during the war with Russia
WENN/Newscom/MEGA Former heavyweight boxing champions Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko are vowing to protect Ukraine by fighting on the front lines. ... who has been the mayor of the country’s ...
Local elections in Kyiv for the post of Mayor and members of Kyiv City Council took place on 25 May 2014, as part of the 2014 Ukrainian local elections. [1] Vitali Klitschko won the mayoral election with almost 57% of the votes, [2] while his party the Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform won 73 of the 120 seats in the Kyiv City Council.
But yeah, I think people are surprised that in Ukraine the president is an ex-comedy star and the mayor of the capital and probably second most powerful political figure is an ex-boxing star.