People's Opposition Bloc of Natalia Vitrenko
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Political party
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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...
led by Natalia Vitrenko.
It consisted of
- Progressive Socialist Party of UkraineProgressive Socialist Party of Ukraine-Ideology:The party favoures Ukraine's full-scale entry in the Eurasian Economic Community ; the protection of the non-aligned status of Ukraine; abolition of NATO exercises in Ukraine; giving the Russian language status as official language along with Ukrainian; annulment of former President...
(Progresivna Sotsyalistychna Partiya Ukrayiny) - Party "Rus'-Ukrainian UnionRus'-Ukrainian UnionThe Party "Rus" is a political party in Ukraine registered in 1998 as Rus'-Ukrainian Union .-History:During the Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2002 the party as Rus'-Ukrainian Union was part of the Russian Bloc that got 0.73% of the votes and no seats. At the legislative elections of 26 March...
" (Partiya "Rus'ko-Ukrayins'kyj Soyuz" (Rus'))
At the parliamentary election
Ukrainian 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....
, 26 March 2006, it won 2.93% of the popular vote (less than the 3% electoral threshold, and hence no seats).