The Party of Free Democrats (Ukrainian: Партія вільних демократів, romanized: Partiia vilnykh demokrativ) is a political party in Ukraine led by Mykhailo Brodskyy.[1] It was registered in November 1999 as Yabluko (Ukrainian: Яблуко; Apple).[2] The party has about 1,000 members.[3]
Party of Free Democrats Партія вільних демократів | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Mykhailo Brodskyy |
| Registered | November 1999 |
| Split from | |
| Merged into | Batkivshchyna (2005–2007) |
| Membership | 1,000 |
| Website | |
| pvd.ck.ua (Archived) | |
History
editMykhailo Brodskyy, a member of the Hromada faction, formed a 14-member "Yabluko" faction in the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) in mid-September 2000.[4]
During the 2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election, the party won 1.2% of the popular vote and no seats (as Yabluko).[2]
In March 2005, the party was merged into the Batkivshchyna party, led by Yulia Tymoshenko.[5] In March 2007, however, Brodskyy announced the renewal of the party; renaming it to the Party of Free Democrats.[5]
During the 2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election, the party failed again to win parliamentary representation.[2]
In late October 2009, The party nominated Brodskyy as its candidate for President of Ukraine in the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election.[1][6]
During the 2010 Ukrainian local elections, the party won representatives in municipalities and did particularly well in Cherkasy.[7] The party won one representative in the Cherkasy Oblast Council and 14 seats in the city council of Cherkasy.[8]
In the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election the party competed in one constituency;[9][10] as it was defeated, the party continued to lack parliamentary representation.[9][11]
The party did not participate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[12] In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election the party had two candidates in constituencies, but both lost.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Leader of Free Democrats Party Brodskyi Applies To CEC To Register Him Candidate For President". www.ukranews.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ a b c (in Ukrainian) Партія вільних демократів, Database DATA
Election results of Yabluko, Chesno - ^ Neef, Christian; Schepp, Matthias (14 January 2010). "Disillusionment in Ukraine: The Sad End of the Orange Revolution". Der Spiegel. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Ukrainian parliament: sketching a political portrait, [Center for Policy Studies (25 September 2000)]
- ^ a b (in Ukrainian) Всеукраїнське об'єднання "Батьківщина" All-Ukrainian Union Batkivshchyna, RBC Ukraine
- ^ "CEC registered two more candidates for the President UKRAINE". Central Election Commission of Ukraine. Central Election Commission of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Сергій Одарич формуватиме більшість у міськраді Черкас, Cherkasy city council website (8 November 2010)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Results of the elections, preliminary data, on interactive maps by Ukrayinska Pravda (8 November 2010)
- ^ a b c "Електоральна пам'ять". ukr.vote.
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Candidates, RBC Ukraine
- ^ Party of Regions gets 185 seats in Ukrainian parliament, Batkivschyna 101 - CEC, Interfax-Ukraine (12 November 2012)
- ^ Alphabetical Index of parties in 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Central Election Commission of Ukraine