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The full composition of the Central Election Commission has expired: they do not plan to change the commission now because there are no elections.
As of now, the 15 members of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine have completed their seven-year terms. The Verkhovna Rada appointed them 4 in October 2019. At the same time, they may continue to work until Parliament makes a decision to dismiss them.
Currently these 15 officials account for the entire CEC, although by law the commission is to consist of 17 members. Two more members — Yuriy Frytskyi and Yuriy Buglak — ended their terms earlier: in 2022 and 2024 respectively.
The current commission includes Chair Oleksandr Didienko, his deputies Serhiy Dubovyk and Vitaliy Plukar, Secretary Olena Hataullina, as well as Oksana Boyarchuk, Andriy Hevko, Viktoriya Glushchenko, Vitaliy Hren, Andriy Yevstyniyev, Iryna Yefremova, Oleksandra Karmaza, Pavlo Liubchenko, Yuriy Myroshnychenko, Volodymyr Perepyliuk, and Serhiy Postyvy.
Why CEC members may continue to work
The end of the term does not obligate commission members to immediately cease their duties. Current law does not prohibit them from participating in CEC meetings after the term ends. The corresponding restriction was lifted just before the presidential elections of 2014.
Thus, the members’ powers will remain in force until the Verkhovna Rada decides to dismiss them.
Are they preparing a reboot of the CEC?
Information about a possible replacement of the commission varies. According to some sources, the search for new candidates is already underway, and in the Office of the President there reportedly was a technical meeting on rebooting the CEC. However, these reports are unconfirmed.
Parliamentary sources say that preparations for replacing the commission have not begun. They say there is no decision to hold elections, so there is currently no need to change the CEC.
“No one plans to launch an election process in the near future. Therefore, there is no point in changing the CEC,” said a member of parliament close to the leadership of the Servant of the People faction.
According to this interlocutor, an additional factor is the risk that any personnel changes in the commission will be perceived as a signal that elections are being prepared. He also noted that European partners support working relationships with the current CEC, which has experience organizing an electoral process.
Another member of parliament who works in the parliamentary committee on state power organization and handles electoral topics also does not expect a quick replacement of the commission. He said one possible option could be filling vacancies created after the premature termination of the mandates of some members.
The previous CEC composition worked beyond its term.
A similar situation has arisen before. The previous Central Election Commission, whose term ended in 2014, continued to work for about four more years — until September 2018.
Whether this scenario will repeat now remains unknown. The Verkhovna Rada must make the final decision on updating the CEC composition.
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