The Lytvyn Bloc, formerly Lytvyn's People's Bloc, () was a
centrist
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political alliance
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in
Ukraine
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from 2006 till 2012 led by
Volodymyr Lytvyn
Volodymyr Mykhailovych Lytvyn (, ; born April 28, 1956) is a Ukraine, Ukrainian politician best known for being Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, the Verkhovna Rada, Ukrainian parliament. Having previously served in that position from 2002 until ...
. It is one of successors of the previous political alliance For United Ukraine which fell apart after
Party of Regions
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left it. In 2007, the bloc surprisingly managed to return to parliament as a union of the People's Party and the Labour Party. According to Lytvyn the party had 400,000 members in October 2009.
On 17 November 2011 the Ukrainian Parliament approved an election law that banned the participation of blocs of political parties in
parliamentary elections
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Kyiv Post
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In 2018, the publication was acquired by prominent Ukrainian businessman Adnan Kivan, foun ...
Ukrainian Peasant Democratic Party
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History
(''Ukrayinska Selyanska Demokratychna Partiya'')
The bloc had been organized for participation in the 2006 parliamentary election. The electoral bloc's list was headed by:
In the election, which took place on 26 March 2006, the bloc won 2.44%Народна Партія Database DATA of the popular vote and no seat in the
Verkhovna Rada
The Verkhovna Rada ( ; VR), officially the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, is the unicameralism, unicameral parliament of Ukraine. It consists of 450 Deputy (legislator), deputies presided over by a speaker. The Verkhovna Rada meets in the Verkhovn ...
, which was one of the main surprises of the election.
Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc
The Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc (, Russian language, Russian: Блок Наша Украина – Народная Самооборона, ''Blok Nasha Ukraina – Narodnaya Samooborona,'' NUNS; until 2007 named Our Ukraine Bloc) w ...
. It won 20 out of 450 seats.
After the 2008 Ukrainian political crisis the Lytvyn Bloc joined the ruling two party coalition. On December 16, 2008, a government was formed representing a 245-seat majority of the parliament, between the Lytvyn Bloc, the
Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc
The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc () was the name of the bloc of political parties in Ukraine led by Yulia Tymoshenko since 2001. In November 2011, the participation of blocs of political parties in parliamentary elections was banned.
and
Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc
The Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc (, Russian language, Russian: Блок Наша Украина – Народная Самооборона, ''Blok Nasha Ukraina – Narodnaya Samooborona,'' NUNS; until 2007 named Our Ukraine Bloc) w ...
.
On February 21, 2010, during a party congress of
Strong Ukraine
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electoral alliance
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E ...
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.
On March 11, 2010, together with
Party of Regions
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and
Communist Party of Ukraine
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the bloc joined the
first Azarov Government
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In October 2010 one deputy of the
Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc
The Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc (, Russian language, Russian: Блок Наша Украина – Народная Самооборона, ''Blok Nasha Ukraina – Narodnaya Samooborona,'' NUNS; until 2007 named Our Ukraine Bloc) w ...
faction joined the Lytvyn Bloc faction.
In November 2010 the Bloc of Lytvyn faction in the Verkhovna Rada was renamed People's Party faction.
Dissolution
A March 2010 poll predicted that a "Volodymyr Lytvyn Bloc" would get 1.3% of the vote at the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election.
In August 2011 People's Party and Strong Ukraine announced they will merge with fellow Ukrainian party
Party of Regions
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Kyiv Post
The ''Kyiv Post'' is Ukraine’s first and most prominent English-language newspaper. It was founded in 1995 in Kyiv by American businessman Jed Sunden.
In 2018, the publication was acquired by prominent Ukrainian businessman Adnan Kivan, foun ...
Kyiv Post
The ''Kyiv Post'' is Ukraine’s first and most prominent English-language newspaper. It was founded in 1995 in Kyiv by American businessman Jed Sunden.
In 2018, the publication was acquired by prominent Ukrainian businessman Adnan Kivan, foun ...
(17 March 2012) The merge between People's Party and Party of Regions did not materialize.
On 17 November 2011 the Ukrainian Parliament approved an election law that banned the participation of blocs of political parties in
parliamentary elections
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Ukrayinska Pravda
''Ukrainska Pravda'' is a Ukrainian socio-political online media outlet founded by Heorhii Gongadze in April 2000. After Gongadze’s death in September 2000, the editorial team was led by co-founder Olena Prytula, who remained the editor-in ...
(12 December 2011) In that election, the party won 2 seats in the
Ukrainian parliament
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Interfax-Ukraine
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The company owns a 50-seat press centre.
The staff of the agency is 105 people (as of the end of February 2022)
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