Definition of electoral. 1  1 : of or relating to an elector the electoral vote. 2  2 : of or relating to election an electoral system.
In 1996 the Constitution was adopted. General foundations of the political system. General foundations of the political system of Ukraine are defined by its Constitution. In accordance with its organic law, Ukraine is a sovereign and independent, democratic, social and jural state.
Ukraine is both the conventional short and long name of the country. This name is stated in the Ukrainian Declaration of Independence and Constitution. Before independence in 1991, Ukraine was a republic of the Soviet Union known as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.