Overview
- The Central Election Commission registered Andriy Levus as a member of parliament on Thursday and he formally took the oath on Friday, completing the procedural handover of the seat.
- Levus enters the Verkhovna Rada to replace the late Stepan Kubiv after the next-in-line candidate declined the mandate, a process set by Ukraine's closed party-list system.
- He has joined the European Solidarity faction and said he will serve on the parliamentary committee for national security, reflecting his background in security affairs.
- Levus previously held roles during 2013–2014 including leading a Maidan unit, serving as deputy head of the SBU, and serving in the 8th convocation of parliament.
- His 2021 acquittal by the High Anti-Corruption Court in a housing compensation case remains under appeal by the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office and frames part of the public and legal context for his return.