Lytvyn Bloc
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| Lytvyn Bloc Блок Литвина |
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| Leader | Volodymyr Lytvyn |
| Ideology | Centrism,[1] agrarianism |
| International affiliation | None |
| Official colours | Green |
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The Lytvyn Bloc, formerly Lytvyn's People's Bloc, (Ukrainian: Блок Литвина, formerly Народний блок Литвина) is a centrist[1] political alliance in Ukraine led by Volodymyr Lytvyn. According to Lytvyn the party had 400,000 members in October 2009.[2]
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[edit] History
[edit] Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2006
During the 2006 parliamentary elections, the bloc was known as Lytvyn's People's Bloc and consisted of:
- People's Party (Narodna Partiya)
- Party of All-Ukrainian Union of the Left "Justice" (Partiya Vseukrayinskoho Obyednannya Livikh "Spravedlivist'")
- Ukrainian Peasant Democratic Party (Ukrayinska Selyanska Demokratychna Partiya)
The bloc had been organized for participation in the 2006 parliamentary election. The electoral bloc's list was headed by:
| # | Name | Prior Position |
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| 1 | Volodymyr Lytvyn | Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada |
| 2 | Sofia Rotaru | Singer |
| 3 | Leonid Kadenyuk | Astronaut |
| 4 | Valeriy Smoliy | Head of the Institite of History of Ukraine |
| 5 | Vasyl Maliarenko | Head of the Supreme Court of Ukraine |
In the election, which took place on 26 March 2006, the bloc won 2.44% of the popular vote and no seat in the Verkhovna Rada, which was one of the main surprises of the election.
[edit] Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2007
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In the early parliamentary election held on September 30, 2007, the Lytvyn Bloc consisted of
The bloc won 3.96% of the popular vote, with this result the bloc placed in fifth place, after the Communist Party and Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc.[3] It won 20 out of 450 seats.
After the 2008 Ukrainian political crisis the Lytvyn Bloc joined the ruling coalition. On December 16, 2008 a government was formed representing a 245 seat majority of the parliament, between the Lytvyn Bloc, the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b BBC NEWS | Europe | Ukraine rivals claim poll victory
- ^ Lytvyn: People’s Party to decide on its candidate for Ukraine’s presidency on October 21, Kyiv Post (October 14, 2009)
- ^ "Parties (blocs of parties), who get three (3%) and more percents of votes of voters". Central Election Commission of Ukraine. http://www.cvk.gov.ua/vnd2007/w6p001e.html. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
- ^ Three factions sign coalition agreement, Kyiv Post (December 16, 2008)
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