Verkhovna Rada of Crimea

{{Short description|1991–2014 parliament of Crimea}}

{{Distinguish|State Council of Crimea}}

{{Expand Russian|Верховный Совет Автономной Республики Крым|date=March 2023|topic=gov}}

{{Expand Ukrainian|Верховна Рада Автономної Республіки Крим|date=March 2023|topic=gov}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}}

{{Infobox legislature

|name = Verkhovna Rada of Crimea
{{nobold|{{unbulleted list | Верховна Рада Криму|Верховный Совет Крыма| Qırım Muhtar Cumhuriyetiniñ Yuqarı Radası| Къырым Мухтар Джумхуриетининъ Йукъары Радасы}}}}

|coa_pic = Emblem of Crimea.svg

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|session_room = Верховный Совет Крыма.jpg

|house_type = Unicameral

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|members = 100

|foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1991|06|19}}

|disbanded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2014|3|15}}

|preceded_by = Crimean Regional Council

|succeeded_by = State Council of Crimea

|structure1 = {{Parliament diagram

|n1=5 |p1=Communist Party of Ukraine

|n2=80 |p2=Party of Regions

|n3=2 |p3=Strong Ukraine

|n4=5 |p4=Qurultai-Rukh

|n5=5 |p5=Soyuz (political party)

|n6=3 |p6=Russian Unity

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|structure1_res = 200px

|political_groups1 = Following the 2010 elections:

Government (80)

• {{color box|{{party color|Party of Regions}} }} Party of Regions (80)

Others (20)

• {{color box|{{party color|Communist Party of Ukraine}} }} Communist Party of Ukraine (5)
• {{color box|{{party color|Soyuz (political party)}} }} Soyuz (5)
• {{color box|{{party color|Russian Unity}} }} Russian Unity (3)
• {{color box|{{party color|Qurultai-Rukh}} }} Qurultai-Rukh (5)
• {{color box|{{party color|Strong Ukraine}} }} Strong Ukraine (2)

|last_election1 = October 31, 2010

|meeting_place = Building of the Supreme Council of Crimea, Simferopol

|constitution = Constitution of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea

|website = {{URL|rada.crimea.ua}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20020928081025/https://rada.crimea.ua/ Archived])

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Verkhovna Rada of Crimea or the Supreme Council of Crimea, officially the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea,{{efn|{{langx|uk|Верховна Рада Автономної Республіки Крим|Verkhovna Rada Avtonomnoï Respubliky Krym}};
{{langx|ru|Верховный Совет Автономной Республики Крым|Verkhovny Sovet Avtonomnoy Respubliki Krym}};
{{langx|crh|Qırım Muhtar Cumhuriyetiniñ Yuqarı Radası/Къырым Мухтар Джумхуриетининъ Йукъары Радасы}}}} was the Ukrainian legislative body for the Autonomous Republic of Crimea before the annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014.

The last election of parliament took place on 31 October 2010 (see 2010 Crimean parliamentary election) and was won by the Party of Regions and the Communist Party of Ukraine.

On 27 February 2014, unidentified armed men took over the parliament and hoisted the flag of Russia over it. On 15 March 2014 the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine officially dissolved the parliament.{{cite web | language=uk | url=https://www.unian.ua/politics/896822-vr-rozpustila-parlament-krimu.html | trans-title=VR dissolved parliament of Crimea | publisher=UNIAN | date=15 March 2014 | title=ВР розпустила парламент Криму | access-date=14 December 2020 }} On 17 March 2014, one day before the Russian annexation of Crimea,{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26656617|title=Ukraine 'preparing withdrawal of troops from Crimea'|publisher=BBC News|date=19 March 2014|access-date=20 March 2014}} the State Council of Crimea was established in place of the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea.