Communist Party of Ukraine
Encyclopedia
The Communist Party of Ukraine is a political party
in Ukraine
, currently led by Petro Symonenko
.
The party fights the Ukrainian national self-determination by identifying any Ukrainian national parties as the National-Fascist ones (Press Service of KPU on October 14, 2011 "Communists call to strictly prevent any appearance of national-fascism in Ukraine" ("Коммунисты призывают жестко пресекать любые проявления национал-фашизма в Украине"), the Second Secretary of the Central Committee of KPU, Igor Alekseyev).
on 29 March 1998, the party gained 24.65% of the vote and 123 seats, becoming the largest party in Parliament. At the parliamentary elections
on 30 March 2002, the party won 19.98% of the popular vote and 66 out of 450 seats in the Verkhovna Rada
. Since then the party has lost much support, particularly after the Orange Revolution
. In the 2006 parliamentary election
the party won 3.66% and 21 seats.
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In the parliamentary elections
on 30 September 2007, the party won 5.39% of the popular vote and 27 out of 450 seats.
The party participated in the 2010 presidential election
as part of the Election bloc of left and central left political forces.
On March 11, 2010 together with Bloc Lytvyn and Party of Regions
the party joined the first Azarov Government
A May 2010 poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology
showed that the party had the greatest support among retirees (7%) and virtually no support among young people (in the 18-29 and 30-44 age groups), especially in western Ukraine.
In the 2010 local elections the party scored between 5% and 12% of the votes in all Ukrainian Oblasts except in Western Ukraine
and Kiev Oblast
where they almost had no voters.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, currently led by Petro Symonenko
Petro Symonenko
Petro Mykolayovych Symonenko is a Ukrainian politician and the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine. Symonenko was the Communist Party's candidate in both the 1999 and 2004 presidential elections. During the Ukrainian presidential election, 2010 he was the candidate of the Election...
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The party fights the Ukrainian national self-determination by identifying any Ukrainian national parties as the National-Fascist ones (Press Service of KPU on October 14, 2011 "Communists call to strictly prevent any appearance of national-fascism in Ukraine" ("Коммунисты призывают жестко пресекать любые проявления национал-фашизма в Украине"), the Second Secretary of the Central Committee of KPU, Igor Alekseyev).
Party's electoral results
At the parliamentary electionsUkrainian parliamentary election, 1998
The second Ukrainian parliamentary election after the collapse of the Soviet Union took place on 29 March 1998. In comparison to the first parliamentary election, this time half of 450 parliament seats were filled by single-seat majority winners in 225 electoral regions , and the other half were...
on 29 March 1998, the party gained 24.65% of the vote and 123 seats, becoming the largest party in Parliament. At the parliamentary elections
Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2002
Ukrainian parliamentary election of 2002 took place on March 31. Half of the deputies to Verkhovna Rada were elected on proportional basis, while the other half were elected by popular vote in single-mandate constituencies...
on 30 March 2002, the party won 19.98% of the popular vote and 66 out of 450 seats in the Verkhovna Rada
Verkhovna Rada
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is Ukraine's parliament. The Verkhovna Rada is a unicameral parliament composed of 450 deputies, which is presided over by a chairman...
. Since then the party has lost much support, particularly after the Orange Revolution
Orange Revolution
The Orange Revolution was a series of protests and political events that took place in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005, in the immediate aftermath of the run-off vote of the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election which was claimed to be marred by massive corruption, voter...
. In the 2006 parliamentary election
Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2006
The Ukrainian parliamentary election took place on March 26, 2006. Election campaigning officially began on July 7, 2005. Between November 26 and December 31, 2005 party lists of candidates were formed....
the party won 3.66% and 21 seats.
Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2007
Early parliamentary elections in Ukraine took place on 30 September 2007. The date of the election was determined following agreement between the President Viktor Yushchenko, the Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Moroz on 27 May 2007, in an attempt...
on 30 September 2007, the party won 5.39% of the popular vote and 27 out of 450 seats.
The party participated in the 2010 presidential election
Ukrainian presidential election, 2010
The Ukrainian presidential election of 2010 is Ukraine's fifth presidential election since declaring independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The first round was held on January 17, 2010...
as part of the Election bloc of left and central left political forces.
On March 11, 2010 together with Bloc Lytvyn and Party of Regions
Party of Regions
The Party of Regions is an Ukrainian political party created on October 26, 1997 just prior to the 1998 Ukrainian parliamentary elections under the name of Party of Regional Revival of Ukraine. It was reformed later in 2001 when the party united with several others...
the party joined the first Azarov Government
A May 2010 poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology
Kyiv International Institute of Sociology
Kyiv International Institute of Sociology is a Ukrainian organization conducting sociological research in the following fields:* social and socioeconomic research* marketing research* political research* health studies...
showed that the party had the greatest support among retirees (7%) and virtually no support among young people (in the 18-29 and 30-44 age groups), especially in western Ukraine.
In the 2010 local elections the party scored between 5% and 12% of the votes in all Ukrainian Oblasts except in Western Ukraine
Western Ukraine
Western Ukraine may refer to:* Generally, the territories in the West of Ukraine* Eastern Galicia* West Ukrainian National Republic...
and Kiev Oblast
Kiev Oblast
Kyiv Oblast, sometimes written as Kiev Oblast is an oblast in central Ukraine.The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kyiv , also being the capital of Ukraine...
where they almost had no voters.
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Oleksandr Moroz Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Moroz is a Ukrainian statesman and politician. He was the Speaker of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine twice: July 2006 to September 2007, and previously in 1994 through 1998. Moroz is one of the founders and leader of the Socialist Party of Ukraine, which was an influential... |
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Petro Symonenko Petro Mykolayovych Symonenko is a Ukrainian politician and the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine. Symonenko was the Communist Party's candidate in both the 1999 and 2004 presidential elections. During the Ukrainian presidential election, 2010 he was the candidate of the Election... |
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Petro Symonenko Petro Mykolayovych Symonenko is a Ukrainian politician and the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine. Symonenko was the Communist Party's candidate in both the 1999 and 2004 presidential elections. During the Ukrainian presidential election, 2010 he was the candidate of the Election... |
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Recent issue stances
- RussianRussian language in UkraineRussian is a minority language in Ukraine It is the most common first language in Donbass and Crimea regions, the predominant language in large cities in the East and South of the country...
be given the status of a second official languageOfficial languageAn official language is a language that is given a special legal status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction. Typically a nation's official language will be the one used in that nation's courts, parliament and administration. However, official status can also be used to give a...
in Ukraine - "Fight against the "robbery of the Ukrainian people" by oligarchic clansUkrainian oligarchsThe Ukrainian oligarchs are a group of Business oligarch that quickly appeared on the economic and political scene of Ukraine after its independence in 1991, just like it happened in neighboring post-Soviet state Russia....
" - NationalizationNationalizationNationalisation, also spelled nationalization, is the process of taking an industry or assets into government ownership by a national government or state. Nationalization usually refers to private assets, but may also mean assets owned by lower levels of government, such as municipalities, being...
of strategic companies - Introduction of a ban on the sale of agricultural land
- Payments for utilities should not account for more than 10% of the income of Ukrainian families
- "Rehabilitation of collaborators with fascism and leaders of nationalist movementsUkrainian nationalismUkrainian nationalism refers to the Ukrainian version of nationalism.Although the current Ukrainian state emerged fairly recently, some historians, such as Mykhailo Hrushevskyi, Orest Subtelny and Paul Magosci have cited the medieval state of Kievan Rus' as an early precedents of specifically...
be stopped" - Ukraine should join the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and RussiaCustoms Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and RussiaThe Customs Union between Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia came into existence on January 1, 2010. Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia are to go on with economic integration and were set to remove all customs borders between each other after July 2011....
See also
- Ukrainian Communist PartyUkrainian Communist PartyThe Ukrainian Communist Party was an oppositional political party in Soviet Ukraine, from 1920 until 1925. Its followers were known as Ukapists , from the initials UKP.Socialist Sovereigns...
- BorotbistsBorotbistsThe Borotba Party was a peasant based left-nationalist political party in Ukraine. It arose in May 1918 after the split in the Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party on the basis of supporting Soviet power in Ukraine. Similar to Russian Left-SR it got its name from the central organ of the...
- Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary PartyUkrainian Socialist-Revolutionary PartyUkrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party was a political party in the Russian Empire from 1907-1917. It was simply referred as Essery and was one of the most influential in Ukraine as it was representing the interest of the major social class - peasants...
(Ukrainian SRs) - Communist Party of Ukraine (renewed) - the split off
- Communist Party of Workers and PeasantsCommunist Party of Workers and PeasantsThe Communist Party of Workers and Peasants is a political party in Ukraine, formed in 2001 following a split from the Communist Party of Ukraine . The first chairman of the party was Oleksander Mykolayovych Yakovenko...
- the split off