Information Ukraine
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The Information Ukraine is a political party
in Ukraine
registered in March 2005.
, the party failed as part of "Bloc Borys Olijnyk and Myhailo Syrota
" to win parliamentary representation (the Bloc won 0,08% of the votes).
The party did not participate in the 2007 elections
.
On February 21, 2010 Strong Ukraine
announced that it would leave the parliamentary faction of Lytvyn Bloc and enter into a electoral alliance
with the party Information Ukraine creating the Tigipko Bloc. One of the representatives of Lytvyn Bloc, however, noted that the members of parliament from Lytvyn Bloc cannot be recalled from the parliament, because they were elected as part of the parliamentary faction, but they may leave voluntarily if they will surrender their mandates. A March 2010 poll predicted that Strong Ukraine would get 7.3% of the vote at the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election. In May 2011 this had shrunk to about 5%. In August 2011 it was announced that Strong Ukraine would merge into Party of Regions
. On 17 November 2011 the Ukrainian Parliament approved an election law that banned the participation of blocs of political parties in parliamentary elections.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
registered in March 2005.
History
In the 2006 electionsUkrainian parliamentary election, 2006
The Ukrainian parliamentary election took place on March 26, 2006. Election campaigning officially began on July 7, 2005. Between November 26 and December 31, 2005 party lists of candidates were formed....
, the party failed as part of "Bloc Borys Olijnyk and Myhailo Syrota
Bloc Borys Olijnyk and Myhailo Syrota
The Bloc Borys Olijnyk and Myhailo Syrota was an electoral alliance in Ukraine created in December 2005.At the 2006 parliamentary elections the alliance won 0,8% of the popular vote and no seats.The alliance had the following members:...
" to win parliamentary representation (the Bloc won 0,08% of the votes).
The party did not participate in the 2007 elections
Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2007
Early parliamentary elections in Ukraine took place on 30 September 2007. The date of the election was determined following agreement between the President Viktor Yushchenko, the Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Moroz on 27 May 2007, in an attempt...
.
On February 21, 2010 Strong Ukraine
Strong Ukraine
Strong Ukraine ; former Labour Party Ukraine , is a political party in Ukraine registered in August 1999. The party claims to have over 80,000 members as of mid-May 2010. It is currently negotiating a merge with the Party of Regions....
announced that it would leave the parliamentary faction of Lytvyn Bloc and enter into a electoral alliance
Electoral alliance
An electoral alliance may take the form of a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc. It is an association of political parties or individuals which exists solely to stand in elections...
with the party Information Ukraine creating the Tigipko Bloc. One of the representatives of Lytvyn Bloc, however, noted that the members of parliament from Lytvyn Bloc cannot be recalled from the parliament, because they were elected as part of the parliamentary faction, but they may leave voluntarily if they will surrender their mandates. A March 2010 poll predicted that Strong Ukraine would get 7.3% of the vote at the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election. In May 2011 this had shrunk to about 5%. In August 2011 it was announced that Strong Ukraine would merge into Party of Regions
Party of Regions
The Party of Regions is an Ukrainian political party created on October 26, 1997 just prior to the 1998 Ukrainian parliamentary elections under the name of Party of Regional Revival of Ukraine. It was reformed later in 2001 when the party united with several others...
. On 17 November 2011 the Ukrainian Parliament approved an election law that banned the participation of blocs of political parties in parliamentary elections.