The People Bloc formerly Party of Protection of Pensioners of Ukraine , is a political party

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...

 registered in January 1998.

History

Its first election was the Ukrainian 2006 parliamentary elections

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 failed as part of the electoral alliance

Electoral alliance

An electoral alliance may take the form of a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc. It is an association of political parties or individuals which exists solely to stand in elections...

 "Power to the People" to gain any seats winning 0,09% of the votes.

In the 30 September 2007 elections

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...

, the party failed again as part of the Bloc of the Party of Pensioners of Ukraine

Bloc of the Party of Pensioners of Ukraine

The Bloc of the Party of Pensioners of Ukraine is a political alliance in Ukraine led by Feliks Petrosyan..The bloc had been organized for participation in the 2007 parliamentary election...

to win parliamentary representation.

The party renamed itself People Bloc in August 2009.