Communist Party of Workers and Peasants
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The Communist Party of Workers and Peasants (Komunistychna Partiya Robitnykiv i Selyan) is a political party
in Ukraine
, formed in 2001 following a split from the Communist Party of Ukraine
(KPU). The first chairman of the party was Oleksander Mykolayovych Yakovenko. As of 2011, the current Chairman of KPRS is member of Ukrainian parliament Leonid Grach (elected as the head of the party in February 2011).
At the legislative elections
of 30 March 2002, the party won 0.44% of the popular vote and no seats.
Political party
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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...
, formed in 2001 following a split from the Communist Party of Ukraine
Communist Party of Ukraine
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 The Communist Party of Ukraine is a political party in Ukraine,...
(KPU). The first chairman of the party was Oleksander Mykolayovych Yakovenko. As of 2011, the current Chairman of KPRS is member of Ukrainian parliament Leonid Grach (elected as the head of the party in February 2011).
At the legislative elections
Elections in Ukraine
Elections in Ukraine gives information on election and election results in Ukraine.Ukraine elects on national level a head of state and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people...
of 30 March 2002, the party won 0.44% of the popular vote and no seats.