New Politics (Ukraine)
New Politics | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Volodymyr Semynozhenko[1][2] |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Kiev[2] |
| Website | |
| http://new-politics.org.ua/ | |
New Politics (Ukrainian: Нова політика) is a political party in Ukraine registered in February 2001.[2] The party is led by led by former Party of Regions lawmaker and former Vice Premier Minister in the Azarov Government Volodymyr Semynozhenko.[1][2][3]
History
Till 2012 the party did not take part in national elections.[2] In March 2009 Semynozhenko was elected party leader of the party.[1] In the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election the party won 0.10% of the national votes and no constituencies (it had competed in 26 constituencies[4]) and thus failed to win parliamentary representation.[5]
In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election members of the party took part in the elections on the party list of Opposition Bloc; Opposition Bloc won 29 seats.[6][7][8]
References
- 1 2 3 (Ukrainian) Володимир Семиноженко очолив Політичну партію „Нова політика”, Ukrainian Ministry of Justice (2009)
(Ukrainian) "Нова політика", РБК-Україна - 1 2 3 4 5 (Ukrainian) Політична партія „Нова політика“, Database DATA
- ↑ Old Kuchma faces lead new government with Mykola Azarov as head, Kyiv Post (March 11, 2010)
- ↑ (Ukrainian) Candidates, RBC Ukraine
- ↑ (Ukrainian) Proportional votes & Constituency seats, Central Election Commission of Ukraine
- ↑ Poroshenko Bloc to have greatest number of seats in parliament, Ukrinform (8 November 2014)
People's Front 0.33% ahead of Poroshenko Bloc with all ballots counted in Ukraine elections - CEC, Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2014)
Poroshenko Bloc to get 132 seats in parliament - CEC, Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2014) - ↑ Opposition Bloc boosts rating by distancing itself from Yanukovych era, Kyiv Post (Oct. 24, 2014)
- ↑ Opposition Bloc boosts rating by distancing itself from Yanukovych era, Kyiv Post (Oct. 24, 2014)
Development party of Ukraine, 'Ukraine - Forward!' and four more political forces team up in Opposition Bloc, Kyiv Post (Sept. 15, 2014)
Ukraine’s Elections: The Battle of the Billionaires, The Daily Beast (10.25.14)
(Ukrainian) Non-Maidan parties united into the Opposition Bloc. Radio Liberty. 14 September 2014
External links
- Party official website (Ukrainian)