Vitaliy Klychko Bloc
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UDAR of Vitaliy Klychko (UDAR («УДАР»: (STRIKE) stands for Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform ) is a political party
in Ukraine
headed by Ukrainian professional heavyweight boxer and the current WBC
world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko
. Legally it is the successor of Political Party "European Capital" which was registered in March 2005. In its current form the party was founded on April 24, 2010, on the basis of the Vitaliy Klychko Bloc , a local political alliance in Kiev
(the capital of Ukraine).
; the party did not participate in the 2007 Ukrainian parliamentary elections
. In February 2009 the party renamed itself Political Party "New Country". Lev Partshaladze was elected into the Kiev city council
for the Vitaliy Klychko Bloc in 2008
, but expelled from the faction, for repeatedly voting differently then the faction, on December 2, 2010.
s in the Capital of Ukraine
, Kiev
who contented in two local elections there. On December 10, 2005 the parties PORA
and Reforms and Order Party
agreed to create a bloc
"Civic party" PORA-ROP " that would content in the March 26, 2006 Kiev city council
elections. The bloc was led by Vitaliy Klychko a Ukrainian professional boxer
and current WBC
heavyweight champion and became Block Vitali Klitschko "PORA-ROP" which won 14 seats in the 2006 election. Klychko thus is a deputy of the Kiev City Council since April 2006 The bloc felt apart very soon after the election. During the simultaneously held elections for Mayor of Kiev
Klychko received 26 percent of votes.
During the 2008 Kiev local election
the Vitaliy Klychko Bloc was a combination of the parties People's Movement of Ukraine
, Political Party "European Capital" and "Ukrainian Social Democrats" and it won 10.61% of the votes and 15 seats in the Kiev City Council
. During the simultaneously held elections for Mayor of Kiev Klychko received 17.9 percent of votes.
14 October 2008 Vitaliy Klychko announced that participation of his bloc in the next Ukrainian parliamentary election
was possible. He added that a decision on the participation in the race will be definitely taken by the entire political team making up the Bloc of Klychko, not by him personally. A possible candidate to run with the Vitaliy Klychko Bloc in an electoral bloc
was the European Party of Ukraine
.
as its leader. The party officially became Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform (UDAR) of Vitaliy Klychko mid-July 2010.
During the 2010 Ukrainian local elections the party won representatives in municipalities and Oblast Councils (regional parliaments). In an opinion poll of March 2010 the party was placed at reaching 1% of the total votes of the next Ukrainian parliamentary election
. In a similar poll of December 2010 it was placed at being 0.3 behind the 3% election threshold
. Since April 2011 some various polls place the party predicated results slightly above the election threshold (which was raised to 5% in November 2011).
The Bloc of Vitaliy Klychko faction in the Kiev City Council
changed its name to UDAR of Vitaliy Klychko in February 2011. The party has a strong popularity in Kiev.
In September 2011 party-leader Klychko stated that the party is considering the possibility of merging with other political parties before contending in the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary elections.
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...
headed by Ukrainian professional heavyweight boxer and the current WBC
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...
world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko
Vitali Klitschko
Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Klychko is a Ukrainian professional heavyweight boxer and the current WBC heavyweight champion. He is a leader of the political party Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform and a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the Congress of the Council of Europe. He previously...
. Legally it is the successor of Political Party "European Capital" which was registered in March 2005. In its current form the party was founded on April 24, 2010, on the basis of the Vitaliy Klychko Bloc , a local political alliance in Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
(the capital of Ukraine).
Political Party "European Capital"
The Political Party "European Capital" was registered in March 2005 (its party-leader was Ukrainian businessman Lev Partshaladze) and the party gained 0.04% of the votes during the Ukrainian parliamentary elections 2006Ukrainian 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 did not participate in the 2007 Ukrainian parliamentary 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...
. In February 2009 the party renamed itself Political Party "New Country". Lev Partshaladze was elected into the Kiev city council
Kiev City Council
Kiev City Council or Kyivrada is the city council of Kiev municipality, the highest representative body of the city community. The members of city council are directly elected by Kievans and the council is chaired by the Mayor of Kiev .The council meets in a 1950s City Council building...
for the Vitaliy Klychko Bloc in 2008
Kiev local election, 2008
Early mayoral and city council elections were contested in the Ukrainian capital Kiev on May 25, 2008. The snap election was called by the Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada by a 246-5 vote on March 18 amid corruption allegations involving the incumbent Mayor Leonid Chernovetskyi...
, but expelled from the faction, for repeatedly voting differently then the faction, on December 2, 2010.
Vitaliy Klychko Bloc
The Vitaliy Klychko Bloc where two local political coalitionPolitical coalition
A political coalition or political alliance is an agreement for cooperation between different political parties on common political agenda, often for purposes of contesting an election to mutually benefit by collectively clearing election thresholds or otherwise benefiting from characteristics of...
s in the Capital of 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...
, Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
who contented in two local elections there. On December 10, 2005 the parties PORA
Pora
PORA! , meaning IT'S TIME! in Ukrainian, is a civic youth organization and political party in Ukraine espousing nonviolent resistance and advocating increased national democracy...
and Reforms and Order Party
Reforms and Order Party
-History:The party was organized in October 1997 as a right-wing party, led by ex-vice Prime Minister Viktor Pynzenyk. And it was registered as the fiftieth political party in the history of Ukrainian modern politics....
agreed to create a bloc
Political coalition
A political coalition or political alliance is an agreement for cooperation between different political parties on common political agenda, often for purposes of contesting an election to mutually benefit by collectively clearing election thresholds or otherwise benefiting from characteristics of...
"Civic party" PORA-ROP " that would content in the March 26, 2006 Kiev city council
Kiev City Council
Kiev City Council or Kyivrada is the city council of Kiev municipality, the highest representative body of the city community. The members of city council are directly elected by Kievans and the council is chaired by the Mayor of Kiev .The council meets in a 1950s City Council building...
elections. The bloc was led by Vitaliy Klychko a Ukrainian professional boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
and current WBC
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...
heavyweight champion and became Block Vitali Klitschko "PORA-ROP" which won 14 seats in the 2006 election. Klychko thus is a deputy of the Kiev City Council since April 2006 The bloc felt apart very soon after the election. During the simultaneously held elections for Mayor of Kiev
Mayor of Kiev
Mayor of Kiev is the elected mayor of the municipality of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, who is also normally automatically appointed as Head of the City's State Administration and Chair of the City Council....
Klychko received 26 percent of votes.
During the 2008 Kiev local election
Kiev local election, 2008
Early mayoral and city council elections were contested in the Ukrainian capital Kiev on May 25, 2008. The snap election was called by the Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada by a 246-5 vote on March 18 amid corruption allegations involving the incumbent Mayor Leonid Chernovetskyi...
the Vitaliy Klychko Bloc was a combination of the parties People's Movement of Ukraine
People's Movement of Ukraine
The People's Movement of Ukraine is a Ukrainian center-right political party...
, Political Party "European Capital" and "Ukrainian Social Democrats" and it won 10.61% of the votes and 15 seats in the Kiev City Council
Kiev City Council
Kiev City Council or Kyivrada is the city council of Kiev municipality, the highest representative body of the city community. The members of city council are directly elected by Kievans and the council is chaired by the Mayor of Kiev .The council meets in a 1950s City Council building...
. During the simultaneously held elections for Mayor of Kiev Klychko received 17.9 percent of votes.
14 October 2008 Vitaliy Klychko announced that participation of his bloc in the next Ukrainian parliamentary election
Next 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...
was possible. He added that a decision on the participation in the race will be definitely taken by the entire political team making up the Bloc of Klychko, not by him personally. A possible candidate to run with the Vitaliy Klychko Bloc in an electoral bloc
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...
was the European Party of Ukraine
European Party of Ukraine
The European Party of Ukraine is a Ukrainian political party that has a centre-right/liberal character.-History:In the parliamentary elections 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...
.
Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform
On a party congress, held on 24 April 2010, the Political Party "New Country" (founded in 2005 as Political Party "European Capital and renamed into "New Country" 14 months before April 2010) renamed itself into Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform and elected boxer Vitali KlitschkoVitali Klitschko
Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Klychko is a Ukrainian professional heavyweight boxer and the current WBC heavyweight champion. He is a leader of the political party Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform and a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the Congress of the Council of Europe. He previously...
as its leader. The party officially became Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform (UDAR) of Vitaliy Klychko mid-July 2010.
During the 2010 Ukrainian local elections the party won representatives in municipalities and Oblast Councils (regional parliaments). In an opinion poll of March 2010 the party was placed at reaching 1% of the total votes of the next Ukrainian parliamentary election
Next 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...
. In a similar poll of December 2010 it was placed at being 0.3 behind the 3% election threshold
Election threshold
In party-list proportional representation systems, an election threshold is a clause that stipulates that a party must receive a minimum percentage of votes, either nationally or within a particular district, to obtain any seats in the parliament...
. Since April 2011 some various polls place the party predicated results slightly above the election threshold (which was raised to 5% in November 2011).
The Bloc of Vitaliy Klychko faction in the Kiev City Council
Kiev City Council
Kiev City Council or Kyivrada is the city council of Kiev municipality, the highest representative body of the city community. The members of city council are directly elected by Kievans and the council is chaired by the Mayor of Kiev .The council meets in a 1950s City Council building...
changed its name to UDAR of Vitaliy Klychko in February 2011. The party has a strong popularity in Kiev.
In September 2011 party-leader Klychko stated that the party is considering the possibility of merging with other political parties before contending in the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary elections.