The Vitali Klitschko Bloc ( uk, Блок Віталія Кличка, Russian language, Russian: Блок Виталия Кличко) were two local political coalitions in the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv who contended in two local elections there.

History

2006 Kyiv local election

On 10 December 2005 the parties PORA#The political party, PORA and Reforms and Order Party agreed to create a Political coalition, bloc "Civic party" PORA-ROP " that would contend in the March 26, 2006 Kyiv City Council elections.Каськів вирішив, що Кличко одноразовий
by Ukrayinska Pravda (April 17, 2006) The bloc was led by Vitali Klitschko who was at the time a Ukrainian professional boxing, boxer and (then the) current World Boxing Council, WBC heavyweight champion. This union was named the ''Bloc Vitali Klitschko "PORA-ROP"'' which won 14 seats in the 2006 Kyiv local election, 2006 election. Klitschko thus became a deputy of the Kyiv City Council in April 2006Biography Vitali Klitschko, official party website
/ref> The bloc felt apart very soon after the election. During the simultaneous elections for Mayor of Kyiv, Klitschko received 26 percent of votes.

2008 Kyiv local election

During the 2008 Kyiv local election the Vitali Klitschko Bloc was a combination of the parties People's Movement of Ukraine, Political Party "European Capital" and "Ukrainian Social Democrats" and it won 10.61% of the votes and 15 seats in the Kyiv City Council. During the simultaneously held elections for Mayor of Kyiv Klitschko received 17.9 percent of votes. 14 October 2008 Vitali Klitschko announced that participation of his bloc in the then expected to be held 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election#Political crises and canceled 2008 snap elections, 2008 Ukrainian parliamentary election was possible. He added that a decision on the participation in the race would be definitely taken by the entire political team making up the Bloc of Klitschko, not by him personally.Klychko Says Participation Of His Bloc In Early Rada Elections Possible
Ukrainian News Agency (October 15, 2008) A possible candidate to run with the Vitali Klitschko Bloc in an political party, electoral bloc was the European Party of Ukraine. But the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election, next Ukrainian parliamentary election was held in 2012. Vitali Klitschko Bloc: *People's Movement of Ukraine *European Capital (political party), European capital *Ukrainian social-democrats The party Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform was founded on April 24, 2010, on the basis of the Vitali Klitschko Bloc. This party did participate and won 40 seats in the Verkhovna Rada, Ukrainian parliament in the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election.Party of Regions gets 185 seats in Ukrainian parliament, Batkivschyna 101 - CEC
Interfax-Ukraine (12 November 2012)

Election results

Kyiv City Council

Verkhovna Rada

References

{{reflist, 3 Defunct political party alliances in Ukraine Political parties in Kyiv