Ukrainian Social Democratic Party
| Ukrainian Social Democratic Party Українська соціал-демократична партія |
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| Leader | Natalia Korolevska[1] |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Kiev, Ukraine |
| Ideology | Social democracy[1] |
| International affiliation | None |
| Official colours | Pink |
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| www.usdp.kiev.ua | |
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The Ukrainian Social Democratic Party (Ukrainian: Українська соціал-демократична партія, Ukrayins’ka Sotsial-Demokratychna Partiya, УСДП, USDP) is a political party in Ukraine.
[edit] History
The party was founded in 1998[2] when the Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Соціал-демократичної партії України) and Party of Human Rights (Ukrainian: Партії прав людини) were united. The first leader of the party was Vasyl Onopenko who in the Presidential elections in 1999 got 0,47% of the votes.
At the parliamentary elections on 30 March 2002, the party was part of the Yulia Tymoshenko Electoral Bloc alliance[2]. During the parliamentary elections on 26 March 2006 the party also took part in the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc.[2]
In November 2006 Yevhen Korniychuk became the chairman of the party.[3] He served as the First Deputy Justice Minister in the Second Tymoshenko Government.[4][5]
In the parliamentary elections on 30 September 2007, the party was again part of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc alliance[2], that won 156 out of 450 seats.
In August 2011 Korniychuk voluntarily resigned from his post in connection with criminal investigations against him.[6] The leadership of Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc had accused him of working together with there arch-rivals Party of Regions.[6] Former member of All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" (that party was also a member of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc) Natalia Korolevska was elected party leader on 23 December 2011.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Korolevska promises not to change ideology of Ukrainian Social Democratic Party, Kyiv Post (24 December 2011)
- ^ a b c d (Ukrainian) Українська соціал-демократична партія, Database DATA
- ^ Social Democratic Party leader calls on authorities to resolve conflict with Channel 5 and TVi, Kyiv Post (August 16, 2010)
- ^ Official website of the Ukrainian Social Democratic Party
- ^ Court grants amnesty for former First Deputy Justice Minister Korniychuk, Kyiv Post (9 December 2011)
- ^ a b (Ukrainian) Наталія Королевська: замах на БЮТ, Ukrayinska Pravda (27 December 2011)
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