Ukrainian Republican Party
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The Ukrainian Republican Party is the first registered political party
in Ukraine
created on November 5, 1990 by the Ministry of Justice of UkrSSR. URP was founded earlier that year in place of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group
in April 1990.
where subsequently repressed, four of them (V. Stus
, J. Litvin, A. Pacific, V. Marchenko) died in Soviet camps.
March 1988 - Ukrainian Helsinki Union (UKhS) was formed. Since 1989, UKhS has moved to open propaganda activity of promoting the independence of Ukraine.
April 29–30, 1990 - Ukrainian Republican Party (URP) was established in the place of the UKhS. The party was registered on November 5, 1990 by the Ministry of Justice of the Ukrainian SSR
as the first political party in Ukraine.
A 1992 split in the party resulted in the creation of the rival Ukrainian Conservative Republican Party (UKRP) led by Stepan Khmara.
In the 1994 parliamentary elections
the URP core party obtained nine seats initially adding three more by the end of the year.
winning only two parliamentary seats originally, one of which was later overtaken by the former President of Ukraine
Leonid Kravchuk
. In the 1998 parliamentary elections
the party along with the Ukrainian Republican Party and the Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists
participated in the "National Front" electoral bloc, obtaining no representation. In December 2001 the party merged with the All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland".
During the Ukrainian parliamentary election, 1998
the party was part (o.a. together with Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists
) of the Election Bloc "National Front" which won 2,71% of the national votes and 6 (single-mandate constituency) seats.
After being part of the National Salvation Committee
the party became part of the Yulia Tymoshenko Electoral Bloc
alliance during the Ukrainian 2002 parliamentary elections
. On April 21, 2002 the party merged with the Ukrainian People's Party "Sobor" as the Ukrainian Republican Party "Sobor".
In May 2006 Levko Lukyanenko
tried to reestablish URP after URP Sobor switched to Our Ukraine from the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc; the new party became to be known as the URP of Lukyanenko
and registered in 2006.
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...
created on November 5, 1990 by the Ministry of Justice of UkrSSR. URP was founded earlier that year in place of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group
Ukrainian Helsinki Group
The Ukrainian Helsinki Group was founded in November 1976 to monitor human rights in Ukraine. The group was active until 1981 when all members were jailed....
in April 1990.
History
November 1976 - Ukrainian community groups was established to promote the implementation of the Helsinki agreements. Almost all members of this Ukrainian Helsinki GroupUkrainian Helsinki Group
The Ukrainian Helsinki Group was founded in November 1976 to monitor human rights in Ukraine. The group was active until 1981 when all members were jailed....
where subsequently repressed, four of them (V. Stus
Vasyl Stus
Vasyl Semenovych Stus was a Ukrainian poet and publicist, one of the most active members of Ukrainian dissident movement. For his political convictions, his works were banned by the Soviet regime and he spent 23 years in detention...
, J. Litvin, A. Pacific, V. Marchenko) died in Soviet camps.
March 1988 - Ukrainian Helsinki Union (UKhS) was formed. Since 1989, UKhS has moved to open propaganda activity of promoting the independence of Ukraine.
April 29–30, 1990 - Ukrainian Republican Party (URP) was established in the place of the UKhS. The party was registered on November 5, 1990 by the Ministry of Justice of the Ukrainian SSR
Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or in short, the Ukrainian SSR was a sovereign Soviet Socialist state and one of the fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union lasting from its inception in 1922 to the breakup in 1991...
as the first political party in Ukraine.
A 1992 split in the party resulted in the creation of the rival Ukrainian Conservative Republican Party (UKRP) led by Stepan Khmara.
In the 1994 parliamentary elections
Ukrainian parliamentary election, 1994
The first parliamentary election in independent Ukraine took place in 1994. The elections were conducted for the second convocation of the Parliament regarding the previous one as temporary and transitional....
the URP core party obtained nine seats initially adding three more by the end of the year.
Ukrainian Conservative Republican Party
UKRP performed poorly in the 1994 parliamentary electionsUkrainian parliamentary election, 1994
The first parliamentary election in independent Ukraine took place in 1994. The elections were conducted for the second convocation of the Parliament regarding the previous one as temporary and transitional....
winning only two parliamentary seats originally, one of which was later overtaken by the former President of Ukraine
President of Ukraine
Prior to the formation of the modern Ukrainian presidency, the previous Ukrainian head of state office was officially established in exile by Andriy Livytskyi. At first the de facto leader of nation was the president of the Central Rada at early years of the Ukrainian People's Republic, while the...
Leonid Kravchuk
Leonid Kravchuk
Leonid Makarovych Kravchuk is a Ukrainian politician, the first President of Ukraine serving from December 5, 1991 until his resignation on July 19, 1994, a former Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada and People's Deputy of Ukraine serving in the Social Democratic Party of Ukraine faction.After a...
. In the 1998 parliamentary elections
Ukrainian 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...
the party along with the Ukrainian Republican Party and the Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists
Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists
The Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists is a right-wing political party in Ukraine. It was founded on October 18, 1992 and registered with the Ministry of Justice on January 26, 1993. The party leader from its formation and until her death in 2003 was Yaroslava Stetsko .-History:During the 1998...
participated in the "National Front" electoral bloc, obtaining no representation. In December 2001 the party merged with the All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland".
During the Ukrainian parliamentary election, 1998
Ukrainian 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...
the party was part (o.a. together with Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists
Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists
The Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists is a right-wing political party in Ukraine. It was founded on October 18, 1992 and registered with the Ministry of Justice on January 26, 1993. The party leader from its formation and until her death in 2003 was Yaroslava Stetsko .-History:During the 1998...
) of the Election Bloc "National Front" which won 2,71% of the national votes and 6 (single-mandate constituency) seats.
After being part of the National Salvation Committee
National Salvation Committee
The National Salvation Committee was a loose organization led by Yulia Tymoshenko from February 9, 2001.; after her dismissal as Deputy Prime Minister for fuel and energy sector in the cabinet of Viktor Yushchenko in January 2001 and during the Ukraine without Kuchma-protests. In November 2001 it...
the party became part of the Yulia Tymoshenko Electoral Bloc
Yulia Tymoshenko Electoral Bloc
The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc is the name of the bloc of political parties in Ukraine led by Yulia Tymoshenko. In Verkhovna Rada the party's faction is led by Ivan Kyrylenko. On 16 November 2010 this faction was officially renamed “Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko-Batkivschyna”...
alliance during the Ukrainian 2002 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 April 21, 2002 the party merged with the Ukrainian People's Party "Sobor" as the Ukrainian Republican Party "Sobor".
In May 2006 Levko Lukyanenko
Levko Lukyanenko
Levko Lukyanenko ; is a Ukrainian politician, and Soviet dissident and Hero of Ukraine.-Biography:Lukyanenko was born on 24 August 1928 in the Khrypivka village of Chernihiv Oblast, in the USSR...
tried to reestablish URP after URP Sobor switched to Our Ukraine from the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc; the new party became to be known as the URP of Lukyanenko
Ukrainian Republican Party (registered in 2006)
The Ukrainian Republican Party is a political party in Ukraine registered in December 2006 as Ukrainian Republican Party Lukyanenko . The party is led by political veteran Levko Lukyanenko. The party did not participate in the 2007 parliamentary election....
and registered in 2006.