Legal provisions for recall at national level

Constitution (1996)

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 Article 111

The President of Ukraine may be removed from office by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by the procedure of impeachment, in the event that he or she commits state treason or other crime.

The issue of the removal of the President of Ukraine from office by the procedure of impeachment is initiated by the majority of the constitutional composition of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

To conduct the investigation, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine establishes a special temporary investigatory commission whose composition includes a special procurator and special investigators.

The conclusions and proposals of the temporary investigatory commission are considered at a meeting of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

For cause, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, by no less than two-thirds of its constitutional composition, adopts a decision on the accusation of the President of Ukraine.

The decision on the removal of the President of Ukraine from office by the procedure of impeachment is adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by no less than three-quarters of its constitutional composition, after the review of the case by the Const itutional Court of Ukraine and the receipt of its opinion on the observance of the constitutional procedure of investigation and consideration of the case of impeachment, and the receipt of the opinion of the Supreme Court of Ukraine to the effect that th e acts, of which the President of Ukraine is accused, contain elements of state treason or other crime.

Law of Ukraine onall-Ukrainian and Local Referendums

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ARTICLE 13. Calling of Referenda onCitizens of Ukraine and People Deputies' demand.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine shall call All-Ukrainianreferendum

1) on questions of approval or abolition of theConstitution of Ukraine as well as on questions of pre-termination of theVerkhovna Rada and the President of Ukraine, in case it shall be demanded bynot less than three million of citizens of Ukraine, who have the right toparticipate in a referendum;

2) on questions of approval or abolishing of theConstitution of Ukraine or other legislative acts of Ukraine, which, accordingto this Law may be submitted to All-Ukrainian referendum, except questions onthe pre-term termination of the authorities of the Verkhovna Rada and thePresident of Ukraine, if this shall be demanded by not less that one-half ofpeoples' deputies of Ukraine.