Serhii Vasylovych Kivalov (; born 1 May 1954) is a Ukrainian politician and jurist who served as the head of

Central Election Commission An election commission is a body charged with overseeing the implementation of electioneering process of any country. The formal names of election commissions vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and may be styled an electoral commission, a c ...

during the

2004 Ukrainian presidential election Presidential elections were held in Ukraine on 31 October, 21 November, 26 December 2004 and 1 January 2005. This was the fourth Ukrainian presidential elections, presidential election in Ukraine following independence from the Soviet Union. The ...

which led to the

Orange Revolution The Orange Revolution () was a series of protests that led to political upheaval in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005. It gained momentum primarily due to the initiative of the general population, sparked by the aftermath of the ...

. Along with Vadym Kolesnichenko, he is the co-author of the bill On principles of the state language policy adopted in 2012. From the

1998 Ukrainian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Ukraine on 29 March 1998.Dieter Nohlen, Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1976 The Communist Party of Ukraine remained the largest party in the Verkhovna Rada, winning ...

until the

2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Ukraine on 21 July 2019. Originally scheduled to be held at the end of October, the elections were brought forward after newly inaugurated President of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dissolved parli ...

, Kivalov was a member of the Verkhovna Rada. In 2019 he lost re-election as an independent candidate in single-seat constituency 135 (

Odesa Oblast Odesa Oblast (), also referred to as Odeshchyna (Одещина), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) of southwestern Ukraine, located along the northern coast of the Black Sea. Its administrative centre is the city of Ode ...

Graffiti Featuring Sergei Kivalov

In December 2015, stencil graffiti featuring a portrait of Sergei Kivalov along with the abbreviation "ПДРХ ПНК" began to appear in Odesa. The style of graffiti, characterized by its use of stencils, was initially employed by underground artists in protest against former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych and later, Russian president Vladimir Putin.

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* May, Oleg (15 December 2015).
Kivalov became the object of partisan graffiti (photo fact)
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kivalov, Serhii 1954 births Living people People from Tiraspol Moldovan emigrants to Ukraine Academic staff of Odesa University Party of Regions politicians Eighth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Seventh convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Sixth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Fifth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Fourth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Third convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Ukrainian jurists Members of election commissions Central Election Commission (Ukraine) Recipients of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 4th class Recipients of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 1st class Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class Recipients of the Medal of Pushkin Commanders of the National Order of the Cedar Ural State Law University alumni Laureates of the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of education Recipients of the Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine