List Of Political Parties In Ukraine

This is a list of political parties in Ukraine, both past and present. As of January 1, 2020, there are 349 officially registered political parties in Ukraine.Non-partisan Ukraine
The Ukrainian Week (24 June 2020)

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Parties represented in the

Verkhovna Rada

Official factions

Political parties in Ukraine need to hold at least fifteen seats in parliament in order to be recognized as official parliamentary factions.Rada Approves Cancellation Of Rule That Bans Deputies From Switching Factions
, FINANCIAL (October 8, 2010)Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: The functioning of democratic institutions in Ukraine
Kyiv Post (October 5, 2010)Rada amends regulations of its activities
Kyiv Post (October 8, 2010)

Parliamentary groups

In the Verkhovna Rada, parliamentary groups are formed by deputies during a session of parliament. Usually, parliamentary groups are made up of independent deputies or deputies from parties that did not gain enough seats in parliament to form an official faction. Sometimes, they can also be formed through the splintering of official factions. Two parties in the current session of parliament, For the Future and Dovira, were originally formed as parliamentary groups after the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election but later expanded into full-fledged political parties.

Parties without faction status

Because of the use of first-past-the-post single-mandate electoral districts in Ukrainian parliamentary elections, it is possible for a political party to get fewer than fifteen seats in parliament, meaning that it is not recognized as an official faction. While these deputies were elected as representatives of their respective parties, and continue to be affiliated with their political parties during their time in office, they officially sit as independents. Often, they join parliamentary groups in order to gain more influence over the legislative process (while maintaining their affiliation to their original party).

Parties represented in Oblast Councils

Ukraine is made up of 24 oblasts, as well as two cities with special status (Kyiv and Sevastopol) and one autonomous republic (the Autonomous Republic of Crimea). All of these entities have oblast Councils (or city councils in the case of Kyiv and Sevastopol), which function as regional legislatures, and are the second level of government after the Verkhovna Rada. In total, there are 1,780 seats across all oblast Councils in Ukraine. These parties have representation on at least one oblast Councils, but no seats in parliament.

Parties with local representation

These political parties have no seats in parliament or any regional legislature, but do have local representation on city or town councils, mayorships, or other municipal bodies. Many of these parties are local organizations and operate only in a specific city or oblast.

Other parties

Currently active political parties in Ukraine with no seats in parliament nor in Oblast Councils.

Defunct

Banned parties

On 20 March 2022, in the midst of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the suspension of eleven political parties with ties to Russia, which would last until the end of martial law in Ukraine. Two of the suspended political parties, Opposition Platform — For Life and Opposition Bloc, have a significant presence in national politics, while the remaining nine parties are marginal.
In June 2022 various court proceedings tried to ban the parties suspended on 20 March 2022. Of all the parties suspended on 20 March 2022 only the Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine and Opposition Platform — For Life actively opposed its banning.The court banned the activities of the parties "Bloc of Volodymyr Saldo" and "Derzhava" - Chesno
(14 June 2022)The court banned OPZZh
Ukrayinska Pravda (20 June 2022) In September 2022 the final appeals against the parties' ban were dismissed by the Supreme Court of Ukraine

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