The Ukrainian People's Party ( Ukrainian : Українська Народна Партія ; Ukrains'ka Narodna Partiya ) is a centre-right political party in Ukraine , registered on Old Year's Day in 1999, and known until 2003 as the Ukrainian People's Movement ( Ukrainian : Український Народний Рух ; Ukrajins'kyi Narodnyj Rukh ).
29-833: For the Misplaced Pages username policy, see WP:UNP . UNP may refer to: Politics [ edit ] Ukrains'ka Narodna Partiya , a political party in Ukraine United National Party , a political party in Sri Lanka United Nationalist Party , a former political party in Ghana United Newfoundland Party , a former political party in Newfoundland, Canada United Nigerian Party, which merged into
58-660: A coalition. Leaders of the Bloc stated that their decision will be made at the party's assembly. Oleksandr Moroz , the leader of the Socialist Party of Ukraine , acknowledged his defeat on 4 October 2007 and supported Tymoshenko's bid for premiership. Yulia Tymoshenko , following the formation of a coalition between the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc was subsequently elected prime-minister on 18 December 2007. Her candidacy
87-465: A merge with People's Movement of Ukraine in May 2013. However, a section of the party did not merge and continued the parties activities under the leadership of Oleksandr Ivanovych Klymenko . In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election the participated in 8 constituencies; but its candidates lost in all of them and thus the party won no parliamentary seats. In the 2020 Ukrainian local elections ,
116-692: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ukrainian People%27s Party The party was founded as a merger of separate local branches of the People's Movement of Ukraine . In the legislative elections in Ukraine , 30 March 2002, the Ukrainian National Movement was part of the Viktor Yushchenko Bloc Our Ukraine . In January 2003 it changed
145-772: The President Viktor Yushchenko , the Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada ( Ukrainian Parliament ) Oleksandr Moroz on 27 May 2007, in an attempt to resolve the political crisis in Ukraine triggered by the 2 April 2007 presidential decree on dissolution of Ukraine's parliament. The 450 seats were divided among all parties that achieved a minimum 3% nationwide vote tally. The number of seats that are allocated to each party, above
174-623: The United Nigeria Congress Party Others [ edit ] Unp, an abbreviation of the previous name, unnilpentium, for the chemical element Dubnium A synonym for the enzyme USP4 The NYSE listing for the Union Pacific Corporation United National Photographers, a British photography agency Unified Network Platform , an open platform computing architecture National University of
203-583: The 3% participation rate quota, is calculated using the Hamilton method of apportionment . An alliance of two electoral blocs associated with the Orange Revolution , Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (BYuT) and Our Ukraine-Peoples Self Defence (OU-PSD) obtained a narrow majority of seats, leaving their main rival, the Party of Regions (PoR) in opposition. Following the 2006 parliamentary elections, there
232-407: The 3% statutory representation threshold. In 2007 the number of voters that supported minor parties that received less than the 3% statutory threshold (Including the Socialist Party of Ukraine the support of 2.86%) was only 7%. The 20% difference shows a consolidation of voter's support towards major political parties. This fact needs to be taken into consideration when making any assessment as to
261-533: The 3% threshold in that election, and would later be dissolved. In the parliamentary elections on 30 September 2007, the party was part of the Our Ukraine alliance, that won 72 out of 450 seats. In the 2010 local elections the party won a few representative in regional parliaments. The party announced it will be merged into Our Ukraine in December 2011. This process started mid-December 2011. It
290-608: The 50% participation required by Ukrainian law to make the election valid. Five parties received the required election threshold of 3% of the total vote and entered the Verkhovna Rada : Party of Regions (PoR), Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (BYuT), Our Ukraine-Peoples Self Defence (OU-PSD), the Communist Party of Ukraine (CPU) and the Bloc Lytvyn (BL). The Socialist Party of Ukraine (SPU) secured only 2.86% of
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#1732766213491348-610: The election. Observers declared that elections generally met international standards for democratic elections. However they noted: The first polling places to open were at the Ukrainian embassies in Australia and Japan. Election districts were open from 7:00AM until 10:00PM local time. According to the Central Election Commission of Ukraine 63.22% of registered voters cast ballots. This easily exceeded
377-485: The elections to be held on 30 September 2007. The President's previous decrees were revoked and a new decree based on the provisions of Article 82 and Article 90 of Ukraine's Constitution was issued in its place in August 2007 following the resignation of over 150 members of the opposition parties. Number in parentheses is the number of candidates included on the party list. Parties or blocs that obtained 3% or more of
406-518: The name to Ukrainian People's Party to avoid being confused with People's Movement of Ukraine , out of which it was originally split. Later that year, UNP on its first party congress under the new name, endorsed Viktor Yushchenko for the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election . In the legislative elections in Ukraine , 26 March 2006, the party was part of the Ukrainian National Bloc of Kostenko and Plyushch , which has not crossed
435-462: The participation rate dropped down to 62%. Following the announcement of preliminary election results, the parties expressed their position on forming the coalition. The Party of Regions announced itself a winner of the election and stated that it started negotiations on forming a ruling coalition. The party did not express the desire to be in opposition. Tymoshenko's Bloc advocated a coalition with Our Ukraine and possibly Lytvyn's Bloc. Yulia Tymoshenko
464-488: The party saw a total of 30 members elected to any level of political office across Ukraine. In June 2021, Yuri Kostenko was reelected as party leader. 2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election Viktor Yanukovych Party of Regions Yulia Tymoshenko BYuT ( Batkivshchyna ) Early parliamentary elections were held in Ukraine on 30 September 2007. The election date was determined following agreement between
493-417: The positive swing recorded for the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc , Party of Regions , The Communist Party of Ukraine and Bloc Lytvyn . The Our Ukraine bloc merged with the new party " People's Self-Defence " but only recorded a marginal gain in the overall percentage of the vote representing a reduction of 236964 votes in comparison with the 2006 data. Further review of the regional vote shows a consolidation of
522-668: The president to dismiss the parliament was challenged in the Constitutional Court , however following the president's intervention in the operation of the Constitutional Court the court has not ruled on the constitutionality of the president's decree. The election was originally scheduled to be held on 27 May 2007 and later postponed to 24 June 2007. On 27 May 2007 an agreement was signed by President Viktor Yushchenko, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, and Parliamentary Speaker Oleksandr Moroz , scheduling
551-462: The ruling coalition. If sufficient numbers of members of parliament supported the government, the Coalition of National Unity could have secured a two-thirds majority, empowering the parliament to override the president's right of veto and enabling the parliament to initiate limited constitutional changes. On 2 April 2007, Yushchenko decreed the dissolution of the Verkhovna Rada. The authority of
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609-464: The vote and as such did not win any seats in the new parliament. Had the Socialist Party received an additional 0.14% of the vote the overall results would have been more or less the same as the previous Ukrainian parliamentary election in 2006 with the addition of Bloc Lytvyn representatives. In 2006, 27% of the registered vote represented support for minor parties that received less than
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#1732766213491638-668: The vote are in bold . 3354 international observers were officially registered to monitor the conduct of the election. Representatives of the Council of Europe , the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Fair Election organization registered officials with the Central Elections Committee. The OSCE closely worked with Ukrainian officials in the design, administration, and conduct of
667-417: The vote by Yulia Tymoshenko in regions in which her party already maintained strong support. Apart from the Socialist Party of Ukraine and a marginal gain by Our Ukraine all major political parties recorded an increase in the overall percentage the voter support when comparing the 2006 to 2007 results. The other fact that needs to also be considered is that in 2006 the participation rate was 67% and in 2007
696-479: Was an ongoing power struggle between the President and the parliamentary majority, which resulted in the dissolution of parliament. The majority in the parliament, known as Coalition of National Unity , was formed by Party of Regions , Communist Party , and Socialist Party ). It was opposed by Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and Our Ukraine . Early in 2007, several members of the opposition indicated their support to
725-540: Was not allowed because of the (so-called) " imperative mandate ". In November 2010 the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc faction was officially renamed “Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko- Batkivschyna ”. and the Bloc of Lytvyn faction was renamed People's Party faction. On February 16, 2011 a new parliamentary faction " Reforms for the Future " was created. The parliament elected in the following election on 28 October 2012
754-556: Was possible for 15 or more deputies to form a parliamentary faction (a lawmaker could join only one faction; the chairman and his two assistants could not head factions of deputies). hence not all parties represented in the Verkhovna Rada had their own faction. Factions are colored raspberry. Numerous MPs were removed from their original faction after the 2007 election; several left their (original) faction to join another faction in October 2010. From 2006 till October 2010 this
783-543: Was strongly against any coalition with the Party of Regions or the Communists. She stated that her Bloc would be in opposition should such a coalition be formed. President Yushchenko has expressed the need for a better relationship between coalition and opposition. This should be achieved by providing the opposition with posts in the parliament and the government. Lytvyn's Bloc received proposals from all top parties on forming
812-406: Was supported by the vote of 226 deputies. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is competent on the condition that no less than two-thirds of its constitutional composition has been elected. This means that if any one of the two largest parties resign en masse, the parliament would lose its authority and fresh elections would be required. After the election various factions were formed in parliament. It
841-602: Was the plan that the parties would be unificated in February 2012. But by February 2013 Ukrainian People's Party was still an independent party. The party competed on one single party under "umbrella" party Our Ukraine in the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election , together with Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists ; this list won 1.11% of the national votes and no constituencies and thus failed to win parliamentary representation. The party itself had competed in 34 constituencies and lost in all. The party congress approved
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