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Question hour, blockade of presidium and Opposition Bloc's delayed split, - last day of Verkhovna Rada's fifth session. PHOTOS Lawmakers gathered on Friday to hear ministers while Radicals tried to block the presidium and the Opposition Bloc faction postponed its split. 27 878 34 Previously in trend: New Rada 
Ukraine to see no early parliamentary elections in 2017, Speaker Parubii says Early elections to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine are not going to be held in 2017. 52 961 495 Previously in trend: New Rada 
Parliamentary Procedural Committee reconsidered its decision and voted for revoking Kliuiev's immunity The Procedural Committee reconsidered its decision regarding people's deputy Serhii Kliuiev and recommended the Verkhovna Rada to lift his parliamentary immunity. 29 619 83 Previously in trend: New Rada 
Parliament approves bill for Ukrnafta to pay dividends The Verkhovna Rada has supported the government bill # 2273 "On Joint Stock Companies". 21 780 42 Previously in trend: New Rada 
Rada passes law granting special status to Donbas only after elections The lawmakers supported presidential bill #2378 "On Amendments to Article 10 of the Law of Ukraine 'On special order of the local government in certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.'" 48 440 221 Previously in trend: New Rada Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas 
Rada increased Ukraine's military strength to 250,000 soldiers The parliament of Ukraine voted in the first reading and as general in favor of the draft bill #2269 "On size of Ukraine's armed forces." 55 912 454 Previously in trend: New Rada 
Bill on lifting deputies and judges' immunity sent by Rada to Constitutional Court. VIDEO The Verkhovna Rada sent the bill No. 1776 on stripping of parliamentary immunity and limiting judicial inviolability for expert evaluation to the Constitutional Court. 41 123 186 Previously in trend: New Rada 
Bill on expanding NSDC powers forwarded for Poroshenko’s signature Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Hroisman signed bill #1343 of Dec. 10, 2014 "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine" regarding the improvement the coordination and control in the area of national security and defense." 19 900 314 Previously in trend: New Rada Verkhovna Rada to vote for abolition of non-aligned status and General Headquarters establishment Dec. 23 Parliament intends to consider President Poroshenko's bill #1014-3 on abolition of the non-aligned status of Ukraine at the plenary session on Dec. 23. 41 068 227 Previously in trend: New Rada 
Rada Appoints People’s Front MP Parubii First Vice-Speaker of Parliament. VIDEO The Verkhovna Rada deputies voted for the appointment of Andrii Parubii (People's Front faction) first deputy head of the Parliament. 23 415 106 Previously in trend: New Rada 
Non-Aligned Status of Ukraine Is Mistake. We Have no Military Allies Due to it - Pashynskyi People’s Front faction MP Serhii Pashynskyi is nominated to head the Committee on National Security and Defense. 15 782 71 Previously in trend: New Rada 
New Ukrainian Government Approved by 288 MPs The Verkhovna Rada voted for the new composition of the Cabinet. 114 638 493 Previously in trend: New Cabinet 
Rada Supported Yatseniuk Candidacy for Prime Minister of Ukraine. VIDEO The Verkhovna Rada voted for the appointment of Arsenii Yatseniuk to the post of the Prime Minister of Ukraine. 55 611 248 Previously in trend: New Rada 
Turchynov Passed the Parliament Chairmanship to Hroisman. Yatsenyuk Announced Cabinet Resignation. VIDEO Volodymyr Hroisman opened the meeting of the first session of the Verkhovna Rada of the eighth convocation. 64 424 349 Previously in trend: New Rada 
Turchynov Opened Session of New Parliament The speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of the 7th calling, Oleksandr Turchynov, opened the first ceremonial meeting of the Verkhovna Rada of the 8th calling in Thursday. 40 275 100 Previously in trend: New Rada 
Coalition Committed to Repeal MP Immunity Parliamentary candidate of the People’s Front Leonid Yemets notes that tomorrow, Nov. 19, at 2.00 p.m. a final meeting of the working group will begin. The group is to approve the final version of the coalition agreement. 31 125 91 Previously in trend: New Rada coalition agreement 2014 
Poroshenko Voiced Conditions Under Which His Bloc to Support Yatseniuk as Premier President Petro Poroshenko offered his Petro Poroshenko Bloc (PPB) fraction to support Arsenii Yatseniuk for the prime minister position in the new government given that the coalition agreement is accorded in details. 114 922 421 Previously in trend: New Rada 
Azarov Believes in Compromise with Opposition to Avoid the Dissolution of Parliament. VIDEO Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said that he sees an opportunity to reach a compromise with the opposition. 2 047 28 Previously in trend: New Rada 
Yanukovych Wants to Rule Without Parliament, Tomenko In the discussion on the possible early elections to the Verkhovna Rada, and in particular when it comes to the desire of the opposition to hold simultaneous early parliamentary and presidential elections, we must consider the mentality of the current government, which, to say the least does not treat the need to abide the Constitution and laws of Ukraine with the greatest respect. 12 050 142 Previously in trend: New Rada 
Rada is Prepared to Start Work Deputies are preparing to the parliamentary session. 9 579 26 Previously in trend: New Rada 
Party of Regions Militants Came to Rada at Night. PHOTO PArty of Regions deputies came to the Parliament. 17 688 215 Previously in trend: New Rada 
We are Ready to Vote in Any Way: Even Beating our Heads on the Wall, Yefremov Regions deputy said that his party was initially prepared to work in accordance with the law. 7 495 163 Previously in trend: New Rada 
In Case of Using Force Regions Deputies Risk Getting Their Butts Kicked, Bondarenko The opposition deputy does not believe the promises of the Party of Regions that there will not be a forceful capture of the Rada. 9 001 98 Previously in trend: New Rada 
These are not Courts but Corrupt Frightened Creatures, Pavlovskyy on Baloha and Dombrovskyy The opposition is ready to fight against the unlawful decisions of the Supreme Administrative Court of Ukraine. 5 337 38 Previously in trend: New Rada 
I Don't Like the Decision on Baloha. I Would not Like it if my Mandate was Taken Away Like This, Lukianov Party of Regions deputy says the court decision is unlawful since the power is given by the people. 7 340 30 Previously in trend: New Rada 
I am Sorry, but We Will not Vote Personally, Says Party of Regions Deputy Regions Oliynyk proposes his associates block the rostrum. 31 677 364 Previously in trend: New Rada 
Given the History of Regions Deputies, Fooling Sensor Buttons is not the Only Skill, Pashynskyy. VIDEO Batkivshchyna MP Serhii Pashynskyy has no doubt that the Party of Regions, in the case of introduction of Rada-3 system will try to trick it. 3 505 39 Previously in trend: Button Pushers New Rada 
We Are Pulling Up Batkivschyna Supporters to Kyiv City Council, Turchynov. VIDEO One of the opposition leaders told how things will develop in the city hall of the capital. 4 723 84 Previously in trend: New Rada 
Regions do not Want to Unblock Rada. They do not have Majority, Turchynov Batkivschyna deputy appealed to opponents and explained why they are not trying to unblock the Parliament. 4 490 45 Previously in trend: New Rada 
Opposition Has Been Blocking Rada for Three Days and is Ready to Repel Regions Attack Part of the opposition MPs in once again spent the night in the Parliament. 7 915 157 Previously in trend: New Rada 
