 The 9th Verkhovna Rada's composition is based upon the results of the 21 July 2019 parliamentary election, which was contested 3 months after the (second round of the) 2019 Ukrainian presidential election.Ukraine's head of state during the parliament's term is President Volodymyr Zelensky.Eleven parties were represented in the Verkhovna Rada, although only five of them surpassed the mandatory five percent election threshold to gain representation based on the proportional representation system.