Zakarpattia Oblast Council

The Zakarpattia Oblast Council (Ukrainian: Закарпатська обласна рада) is the regional oblast council (parliament) of the Zakarpattia Oblast (province) located in western Ukraine.

Zakarpattia Oblast Council
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker	Roman SARAY [uk][1], Servant of the People[1]
Structure
Seats	64
Political groups	12 Native Zakarpattia 11 Servant of the People 8 Fatherland 8 Party of Hungarians 7 Andriy Baloha's Team 6 European Solidarity 6 For the Future 6 Opposition Platform — For Life
Elections
Last election	25 October 2020[2]
Meeting place
Uzhhorod, Zakarpattia Oblast
Website
http://zakarpat-rada.gov.ua/

Council members are elected for five year terms. In order to gain representation in the council, a party must gain more than 5 percent of the total vote.^[3]

Recent elections

2025

As of August 2025, 21 out of 64 deputies are in the opposition. These are 6 non-factional deputies, 8 deputies of the "Party of Hungarians of Ukraine" and 7 deputies of the "Team of Andriy Baloha".

The coalition consists of 42 deputies of the parties "Native Transcarpathia", "Servant of the People", "Fatherland", "EU", "For the Future".

2020

Distribution of seats #8 after the 2020 Ukrainian local elections

• 12 Native Zakarpattia
• 11 Servant of the People
• 8 Fatherland
• 8 Party of Hungarians
• 7 Andriy Baloha's Team
• 6 European Solidarity
• 6 For the Future
• 6 Opposition Platform — For Life

Election date was 25 October 2020^[4]

2015

Distribution of seats after the 2015 Ukrainian local elections

• 19 United Centre
• 15 Solidarity
• 11 Revival
• 8 Party of Hungarians
• 7 Fatherland
• 4 Opposition Bloc

Election date was 25 October 2015^[5]

Chairmen

Regional executive committee

• Ivan Turyanytsia (1946–1951)
• Ivan Vash (1951–1952)
• Ivan Turyanytsia (1952–1955)
• Ivan Garagonich (1955–1963)
• Vasily Rusin (1963–1974)
• Mikhail Voloshchuk (1974–1984)
• Mikhail Malyovanik (1984–1990)
• Mikhail Krailo (1990)

Regional council

• Mykhailo Voloshchuk (1990–1992)
• Mykhailo Krailo (1992)
• Dmytro Dorchynets (1992–1994)
• Serhiy Ustych (1994–1998)
• Ivan Ivancho (1998–2002)
• Mykola Andrus (2002–2006)
• Mykhailo Kichkovskyi (2006–2010)
• Ivan Baloha (2010–2014)
• Volodymyr Chubirko (2014–2015)
• Mykhailo Rivis (2015–2020)
• Oleksii Petrov (2020–2021)
• Volodymyr Chubirko (2021-2023)
• Roman Saray (since 2023)