[1] There are 24 oblasts, one autonomous republic, and two cities with special status, with each region further divided into raions (districts) and then hromadas.
[4] According to December 2019 draft constitutional changes submitted to the Verkhovna Rada by President Volodymyr Zelensky the amalgamated hromadas were planned to replace the raions of Ukraine.
Territorial communities of villages, towns and cities may unite (on a contractual basis) objects of communal property and budget funds for implementation of joint projects, or to jointly finance (or maintain) communal enterprises, organizations and institutions.
Costs to local government arising from decisions of public authorities are compensated by the state.
Activities of local authorities aim to meet the social needs of citizens and (especially) to obtain essential services.
Composition of village, township, city, city-district, district and regional councils should be: The right to nominate candidates is implemented through local voters of the parties (blocks) or by self, as provided by law.
Executive power in oblasts, districts and the cities of Kyiv and Sevastopol is exercised by local administrations.
Regional or district councils may adopt a motion of no confidence in the head of the respective local state administration until the President of Ukraine takes decision and makes a reasoned response.
If no confidence in the head of a district or regional state administration is expressed by two-thirds of the deputies to a council, the president of Ukraine decides whether or not to accept their resignation.
The chairman of the Council of Ministers is appointed and dismissed by the Verkhovna Rada of the ARC with the consent of the President of Ukraine.
To ensure the implementation of common socioeconomic and cultural programs of local communities, the budgets of the ARC and the oblasts are derived from the following payments: To ensure the implementation of common socioeconomic and cultural programs of local communities, district budgets are taken into account when determining the scope of intergovernmental transfers: In addition, a base of regional and districts of the ARC is formed from transfers from the state budget and other government agencies.