The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the 7th convocation (Ukrainian: Верховна Рада України VII скликання, Verkhovna Rada Ukrayiny VII sklykannia) was a convocation of the legislative branch of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's unicameral parliament. Its composition was based on the results of the 2012 parliamentary election. Half of the seats in the parliament were apportioned between the five winning parties based on the popular vote, while the other half was apportioned between 4 parties and 44 independents between 225 constituencies throughout the country. It first met in the capital Kyiv on December 12, 2012, and ended its session on November 27, 2014, after the 8th Verkhovna Rada began its first session.
Parliamentary work was virtually paralyzed the first months of 2013 because the opposition (UDAR, Fatherland, Freedom, others) blocked the podium and presidium seats on various days.[1] According to a study conducted by Opora, deputies did not work for 53 days during the first hundred days in the 7th convocation.[2]
The parliament's chairman, first deputy, and deputy are all unaffiliated people's deputies according to parliamentary procedure.
Those representing Autonomous Republic of Crimea consisted of nine deputies from the Party of Regions and one from Union.
Those representing Cherkasy Oblast consisted of four deputies from the Party of Regions, one Independent, and two disputed constituencies.
Those representing Chernihiv Oblast consisted of three deputies form the Party of Regions, one Independent, one from Fatherland, and one from the Radical Party of Oleh Lyashko.
On 18 March 2013, the Central Election Commission of Ukraine registered Roman Stadniychuk of Batkivschyna and Oleksandr Kozub of Party of Regions as people's deputies in place of Andrey Verevskiy and Serhiy Vlasenko.[40]
In June 2013 people's deputies of Batkivschyna claimed they had been offered bribes of $2 million to $6 million for leaving the parties parliamentary faction, becoming member of the Party of Regions faction or for voting for legislation proposed by it.[41]
The ruling majority (225+ votes) is "situational" and officially consists of Party of Regions and most unaffiliated members.[citation needed][original research?] Communists are officially in opposition to everyone[50] but its parliamentary faction usually votes exactly the same as the Party of Regions parliamentary faction.[51] The parliamentary opposition includes UDAR, Fatherland and Freedom and other unaffiliated members.[52]
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