Christian Liberal party of Ukraine is a
political party
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in
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
. The party says that it is guided by the values of
Christianity
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and the principles of
Western Europe
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an
democracy
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:
parliamentarism
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, the
market economy, free labour and powerful social programs. The party is led by the former
Mayor of Kyiv
The Head of Kyiv City ( uk, Київський міський голова, translit=Kyivskyi miskyi holova), unofficially and more commonly the Mayor of Kyiv ( uk, Мер Києва, translit=Mer Kyieva), is a city official elected by popular ...
,
Leonid Chernovetskyi.
In 2006 the party participated in national elections as part of the
Block of People's Democratic Parties Block of People's Democratic Parties "We Know HOW!" ( uk, Блоку народно-демократичних партій "Знаємо ЯК!", Bloku narodno-demokratichnikh partiy "Znayemo YAK!") was a political alliance that took part in the pa ...
. At the
Kyiv City Council election, 2008 the party was part of the
Leonid Chernovetskyi Bloc
Leonid Chernovetskyi Bloc ( uk, Блок Леоніда Черновецького) was a regional political alliance supporting the Mayor of Kyiv Leonid Chernovetskyi based in the city of Kyiv. At the 2008 combined Kyiv Mayoral election and Kyi ...
alliance. It has never competed alone in national elections. The party planned to compete in the
2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election
The Ukrainian parliamentary election of 2012 took place on 28 October 2012.[Leonid Chernovetskyi Bloc
Leonid Chernovetskyi Bloc ( uk, Блок Леоніда Черновецького) was a regional political alliance supporting the Mayor of Kyiv Leonid Chernovetskyi based in the city of Kyiv. At the 2008 combined Kyiv Mayoral election and Kyi ...]
, but this alliance disbanded itself in the
Kyiv City Council
Kyiv City Council ( uk, Київська міська рада, translit=Kyivska miska rada), also known as Kyivrada ( uk, Київрада), is the city council of Kyiv municipality, the highest representative body of the city community. The me ...
on September 22, 2011.
Faction of Chernovetksyi’s Bloc stopped its existence
UNIAN
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(September 23, 2011)
See also
* Politics of Ukraine
The politics of Ukraine take place in a framework of a semi-presidential republic
A republic () is a " state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, ...
* List of national leaders
References
External links
*
Christian Liberal Party of Ukraine
official site
Christian political parties in Ukraine
Liberal parties in Ukraine
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