[3] In March 1990, Kyiv's "First Truly Democratic" elections were announced (see Demokratizatsiya, part of Soviet Perestroika).

[citation needed] This was mostly due to his betrayal of those who elected him, most notably through his increasing of the price of household services (such as water and gas) by 340%.

[citation needed] However, Chernovetskyi won a second term as Mayor of Kyiv with 38% of the vote in the 25 May 2008 snap local election, called by the Verkhovna Rada in March.

[22] This led to Chernovetskyi being deprived of his official decision-making role and most power in the capital was handed over to the Head of Kyiv City Administration.

[22][25] Chernovetskyi was not seen in Kyiv for several months after Popov's appointment,[10][26] but returned to the public eye in early 2011.

[31] However, on 1 March 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, president Volodymyr Zelensky introduced a military administration in Kyiv, appointing major general Mykola Zhyrnov as wartime head of the city authority.

Mayor Klitschko continues to execute his functions as head of Kyiv's civilian authority and is also part of the city's Defense Council.