Standing for election is normally, at least to some extent, territorially limited, meaning that there is usually a requirement for a link between the constituency and the candidate representing it.
This may be a requirement for residency, employment, property ownership, or other. More significantly, some elections only allow candidates who are nationals of the particular State, whereas some also permit residents of a different nationality to run for office. International human rights law permits these restrictions in the light of the broad margin of appreciation that states enjoy, but justifications for doing so must generally be interpreted as strictly as possible. This means that any such limitation, even if accepted in principle, must be specifically necessary so that the restriction of a person’s right to stand for election is outweighed.
Presidential election
Only a citizen of Ukraine who has lived in Ukraine for the last ten years before the election day can be elected as the president.
Parliamentary elections
Only Ukrainian citizens, who have been living in Ukraine for the past five years, may run for the parliamentary elections.