Strong Ukraine
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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
.
Since late 2009 the party was main vehicle of billionaire Serhiy Tihipko
. Fellow billionaire Oleksandr Kardakov is another influential member of the party. Tihipko will become a member of the Party of Regions.
.
In the 2006 elections
, the party failed as part of "Bloc Borys Olijnyk and Myhailo Syrota
" to win parliamentary representation (the Bloc won 0,08% of the votes).
In the 2007 parliamentary elections
the party was part of the Lytvyn Bloc alliance, that won 20 out of 450 seats.
Strong Ukraine endorsed it's new leader Serhiy Tihipko
(former partyleader of Labour Ukraine
), also elected in November 2009, in the Ukrainian presidential election, 2010
.
On February 22, 2010 during a party congress the party announced it would compete in the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election not as part of the Lytvyn Bloc but in a electoral alliance
with the party Information Ukraine
.
On March 11, 2010 party leader Tihipko was elected as one of six deputy Prime Ministers (in charge of economic issues) in the Azarov Government
.
A March 2010 poll predicted that the party would get 7.3% of the vote at the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election. A May 2010 poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology showed that the party had the greatest support among voters in central Ukraine (11%), and least supported in the west and south (7%); the lowest number of this party's supporters was in east Ukraine (5%). At the 2010 local elections the party gained about 6% of the votes nationwide.
In the 2010 local elections the party won representative in 20 of the 24 regional parliaments and in the Supreme Council of Crimea.
In May 2011 the rating of the party had dropped to about 5% in election polls.
In August 2011 Tihipko and Prime Minister (and a Party of Regions
(POR) leader) Mykola Azarov
announced that Strong Ukraine and POR are going to team up and eventually Strong Ukraine will be merged into POR. The same month Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn
also stated that his People's Party
will also merge with POR. Tihipko will become a PoR member along with other Strong Ukraine representatives.
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 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
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...
.
Since late 2009 the party was main vehicle of billionaire Serhiy Tihipko
Serhiy Tihipko
Serhiy Leonidovych Tihipko , or Sergey Leonidovich Tigipko in the Russian transliteration is a Ukrainian politician and finance specialist who has been Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine since 2010. Tihipko was Minister of Economics in 2000 and subsequently served as Chairman of the National Bank of...
. Fellow billionaire Oleksandr Kardakov is another influential member of the party. Tihipko will become a member of the Party of Regions.
Labour Party Ukraine
Founded on June 19, 1999 as Labour Party Ukraine it did not participate in the legislative elections of 30 March 2002Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2002
Ukrainian parliamentary election of 2002 took place on March 31. Half of the deputies to Verkhovna Rada were elected on proportional basis, while the other half were elected by popular vote in single-mandate constituencies...
.
In the 2006 elections
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....
, 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).
In the 2007 parliamentary 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...
the party was part of the Lytvyn Bloc alliance, that won 20 out of 450 seats.
Strong Ukraine
On November 28, 2009 at the 10th Congress Labour Party Ukraine was renamed Strong Ukraine.Strong Ukraine endorsed it's new leader Serhiy Tihipko
Serhiy Tihipko
Serhiy Leonidovych Tihipko , or Sergey Leonidovich Tigipko in the Russian transliteration is a Ukrainian politician and finance specialist who has been Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine since 2010. Tihipko was Minister of Economics in 2000 and subsequently served as Chairman of the National Bank of...
(former partyleader of Labour Ukraine
Labour 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....
), also elected in November 2009, in the Ukrainian presidential election, 2010
Ukrainian presidential election, 2010
The Ukrainian presidential election of 2010 is Ukraine's fifth presidential election since declaring independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The first round was held on January 17, 2010...
.
On February 22, 2010 during a party congress the party announced it would compete in the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election not as part of the Lytvyn Bloc but in 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
Information Ukraine
-History:In the 2006 elections, the party failed as part of "Bloc Borys Olijnyk and Myhailo Syrota" to win parliamentary representation .The party did not participate in the 2007 elections....
.
On March 11, 2010 party leader Tihipko was elected as one of six deputy Prime Ministers (in charge of economic issues) in the Azarov Government
Azarov Government
The first Azarov Government was appointed on March 11, 2010 as part of the "Stability and Reform" coalition between the Party of Regions, Lytvyn Bloc and the Communist Party of Ukraine in the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament...
.
A March 2010 poll predicted that the party would get 7.3% of the vote at the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election. A May 2010 poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology showed that the party had the greatest support among voters in central Ukraine (11%), and least supported in the west and south (7%); the lowest number of this party's supporters was in east Ukraine (5%). At the 2010 local elections the party gained about 6% of the votes nationwide.
In the 2010 local elections the party won representative in 20 of the 24 regional parliaments and in the Supreme Council of Crimea.
In May 2011 the rating of the party had dropped to about 5% in election polls.
In August 2011 Tihipko and Prime Minister (and a 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...
(POR) leader) Mykola Azarov
Mykola Azarov
Mykola Yanovych Azarov ; born Nikolai Yanovich Pakhlo on 17 December 1947, is a Ukrainian politician who has been the Prime Minister of Ukraine since 11 March 2010. He was the First Vice Prime Minister and Finance Minister from 2002 to 2005 and again from 2006 to 2007, and he also served as acting...
announced that Strong Ukraine and POR are going to team up and eventually Strong Ukraine will be merged into POR. The same month Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn
Volodymyr Lytvyn
Volodymyr Mykhailovych Lytvyn is a Ukrainian politician and the current Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament. Having previously served in that position from 2002 until 2006, he was re-elected in December 2008 after his party agreed to join the former coalition of Yulia...
also stated that his People's Party
People's Party (Ukraine)
The People's Party is a political party in Ukraine. It was previously named as the Agrarian Party of Ukraine . The party is led by Volodymyr Lytvyn...
will also merge with POR. Tihipko will become a PoR member along with other Strong Ukraine representatives.