European Party of Ukraine
Encyclopedia
The European Party of Ukraine is a Ukrainian political party
that has a centre-right/liberal character.
on 30 September 2007, the party was part of the Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc alliance, that won 72 out of 450 seats.
The party supported Yulia Tymoshenko
as presidential candidate in the Ukrainian presidential election, 2010
; according to party leader Mykola Katerynchuk "I do not want the country of Viktor Yanukovych
. I want the European democratic prospect for Ukraine. Only one candidate can provide this - this is Tymoshenko. That is why I am calling on you to cast away all the emotions and realize that we have only one chance today: either we preserve the democratic prospect for Ukraine, or we will give the country into the hands of gangsters and corrupt officials, each vote which will not be given to Tymoshenko will go to Yanukovych".
During the 2010 Ukrainian local elections the party won no representatives in Oblast Councils (regional parliaments); its biggest success was winning 1 seat in the city council of Lutsk
.
(also) as part of a political alliance and was holding negotiations with the Lytvyn Bloc, the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and Vitaliy Klychko (in case of his decision to participate in the elections independently) and other political forces. In August 2011 the party announced it will merger with Civil Position
.
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...
that has a centre-right/liberal character.
History
In the parliamentary electionsUkrainian 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 was part of the Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc alliance, that won 72 out of 450 seats.
The party supported Yulia Tymoshenko
Yulia Tymoshenko
Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko , née Grigyan , born 27 November 1960, is a Ukrainian politician. She was the Prime Minister of Ukraine from 24 January to 8 September 2005, and again from 18 December 2007 to 4 March 2010. She placed third in Forbes Magazine's List of The World's 100 Most Powerful...
as presidential candidate in the Ukrainian presidential election, 2010
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...
; according to party leader Mykola Katerynchuk "I do not want the country of Viktor Yanukovych
Viktor Yanukovych
Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych is a Ukrainian politician who has been the President of Ukraine since February 2010.Yanukovych served as the Governor of Donetsk Oblast from 1997 to 2002...
. I want the European democratic prospect for Ukraine. Only one candidate can provide this - this is Tymoshenko. That is why I am calling on you to cast away all the emotions and realize that we have only one chance today: either we preserve the democratic prospect for Ukraine, or we will give the country into the hands of gangsters and corrupt officials, each vote which will not be given to Tymoshenko will go to Yanukovych".
During the 2010 Ukrainian local elections the party won no representatives in Oblast Councils (regional parliaments); its biggest success was winning 1 seat in the city council of Lutsk
Lutsk
Lutsk is a city located by the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Volyn Oblast and the administrative center of the surrounding Lutskyi Raion within the oblast...
.
Merger
In October 2008 the party intended to run in the next Ukrainian parliamentary electionsNext Ukrainian parliamentary election
On February 1, 2011 the Verkhovna Rada set the election date for the next Ukrainian parliamentary election for October 28, 2012. The elections will use a mixed voting system with a 5% election threshold and the participation of blocs of political parties will not be allowed anymore...
(also) as part of a political alliance and was holding negotiations with the Lytvyn Bloc, the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and Vitaliy Klychko (in case of his decision to participate in the elections independently) and other political forces. In August 2011 the party announced it will merger with Civil Position
Civil Position
Civil Position is a political party in Ukraine registered in March 2005 . The party did not participate in any parliamentary elections. It is lead by former Minister of Defence of Ukraine Anatoliy Hrytsenko.During the 2010 Ukrainian local elections the parties result where nihilistic...
.