The Universal of National Unity, also known as the Declaration of National Unity, ( uk, Універсал Національної Єдності, translit.: ''Universal Natsional'noi Yednosti'') is a

declaration Declaration may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''Declaration'' (book), a self-published electronic pamphlet by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri * ''The Declaration'' (novel), a 2008 children's novel by Gemma Malley Music ...

that was signed on August 3, 2006 by the

President of Ukraine The president of Ukraine ( uk, Президент України, Prezydent Ukrainy) is the head of state of Ukraine. The president represents the nation in international relations, administers the foreign political activity of the state, condu ...

Viktor Yuschenko Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko ( uk, Віктор Андрійович Ющенко, ; born 23 February 1954) is a Ukrainian politician who was the third president of Ukraine from 23 January 2005 to 25 February 2010. As an informal leader of th ...

and leaders of the Ukrainian political parties represented in the

parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...

. It marked the resolution of the

2006 Parliamentary crisis in Ukraine The 2006 Parliamentary crisis in Ukraine started in March 2006 as a result of inconclusive parliamentary elections, and ended on 3 August 2006 with Viktor Yanukovych (as part of the Alliance of National Unity) being chosen as a Prime Minister to ...

. The process of negotiating and signing of the ''Universal'' caused a major public discussion of Ukraine's domestic and foreign policy.

References

*Steven Lee Myers
Ukrainian Leader Strikes Deal With Critics
''

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...

'', August 3, 2006 *Steven Lee Myers
Ukraine Leader Forms Alliance With Rivals
''

'', August 4, 2006

External links

Declaration of National Unity (full text)
Politics of Ukraine History of Ukraine since 1991 {{Ukraine-stub