ʌnlˈaɪk ðə pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌv juːkɹˈeɪn, hˌuː ɪz dᵻɹˈɛktli ᵻlˈɛktᵻd baɪ pˈɑːpjʊlɚ vˈoʊt ˈɛvɹi fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz, ðə pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ɪz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd baɪ ðə pɹˈɛzɪdənt əpˌɑːn ðə ɹˌæɾɪfɪkˈeɪʃən ʌvðə kˈændᵻdˌeɪt baɪ ðə pˈɑːɹləmənt, ðə vˈɜːkhɑːvnɚ ɹˈeɪdə.
Unlike the president of Ukraine, who is directly elected by popular vote every five years, the prime minister is appointed by the president upon the ratification of the candidate by the parliament, the Verkhovna Rada.