2010 Ukrainian local electionsResults of the 2010 provincial capital, mayoral elections, and regional parliament elections.The 2010 Ukrainian local elections took place on 31 October 2010, two years before the 2012 general election. The voter turnout across Ukraine was about 50%, which is considered low in comparison to previous elections.2012 Ukrainian parliamentary electionParty-list resultsConstituency resultsParliamentary elections were held in Ukraine on 28 October 2012. Because of various reasons, including the "impossibility of announcing election results" various by-elections have taken place since. Hence, several constituencies have been left unrepresented at various times.2014 Ukrainian parliamentary electionParty-list resultsConstituency resultsSnap parliamentary elections were held in Ukraine on 26 October 2014 to elect members of the Verkhovna Rada. President Petro Poroshenko had pressed for early parliamentary elections since his victory in the presidential elections in May. The July breakup of the ruling coalition gave him the right to dissolve the parliament, so on 25 August 2014 he announced the early election.
Party of RegionsThe Party of Regions (Ukrainian: Партія регіонів, romanized: Partiia rehioniv, pronounced; Russian: Партия регионов, romanized: Partiya regionov) was a pro-Russianpolitical party in Ukraine formed in late 1997 that used to be the largest party in Ukraine between 2006 and 2014.2006 Ukrainian parliamentary electionResults by electoral districtParliamentary elections were held in Ukraine on 26 March 2006. Election campaigning officially began on 7 July 2005. Between November 26 and 31 December 2005, party lists of candidates were formed.2002 Ukrainian parliamentary electionParty-list resultsConstituency resultsParliamentary elections were held in Ukraine on 31 March 2002. The Our Ukraine bloc emerged as the largest faction in the Verkhovna Rada, winning 113 of the 450 seats. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe noted at the time that there were physical assaults and harassment of candidates and campaign workers associated with opposition political parties prior to the March election.
Serhiy TihipkoSerhiy Leonidovych Tihipko (Ukrainian: Сергій Леонідович Тiгiпко; born 13 February 1960) is a Ukrainian businessman and politician who was Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine. After founding the TAS Group conglomerate in 1998, Tihipko was Minister of Economics in 2000 and subsequently served as Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine from 2002 to 2004.
Political partyOrganization coordinating policy priorities and candidates for government positionsThe members of a political party, such as those of the Indian National Congress (pictured), coordinate to collectively achieve and use political power.
UkraineCountry in Eastern EuropeUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the north; Poland and Slovakia to the west; Hungary, Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is Ukraine's capital and largest city, followed by Kharkiv, Odesa, and Dnipro. The official language is Ukrainian.
Ukrainian languageEast Slavic languageUkrainian (українська мова, ukrainska mova, IPA:) is an East Slavic language, spoken primarily in Ukraine. It is the first (native) language of a large majority of Ukrainians. Written Ukrainian uses the Ukrainian alphabet, a variant of the Cyrillic script. The standard language is studied by the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Potebnia Institute of Linguistics.Romanization of UkrainianThe romanization of Ukrainian is the representation of the Ukrainian language in the Latin alphabet. Ukrainian is written in its own alphabet, which is based on the Cyrillic script. Romanization may be employed to represent Ukrainian text or pronunciation for non-Ukrainian readers, on computer systems that cannot reproduce Cyrillic characters, or for typists who are not familiar with the Ukrainian keyboard layout.
LegislatureThe Hungarian Parliament Building, or 'Országház', where Hungary's legislature, the National Assembly of Hungary, meets.Palace of Westminster, where the legislature of the United Kingdom, the Parliament of the United Kingdom, meets.The Palazzo Madama is the seat of the upper house of the Italian Parliament, the Senate of the Republic.The United States Capitol, where the federal legislature of the United States, the United States Congress, meets.A legislature (UK: , US: ) is a deliberative assembly that holds the legal authority to make law and exercise political oversight within a political entity such as a state, nation, or city.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.