Vitali Klitschko Bloc

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The Vitali Klitschko Bloc (Ukrainian: Блок Віталія Кличка) 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 and Reforms and Order Party agreed to create a bloc "Civic party" PORA-ROP " that would contend in the March 26, 2006 Kyiv City Council elections.[1] The bloc was led by Vitali Klitschko who was at the time a Ukrainian professional boxer and (then the) current WBC heavyweight champion.[1] This union was named the Bloc Vitali Klitschko "PORA-ROP" which won 14 seats in the 2006 election.[1] Klitschko thus became a deputy of the Kyiv City Council in April 2006[2] The bloc felt apart very soon after the election.[1] During the simultaneous elections for Mayor of Kyiv, Klitschko received 26 percent of votes.[3]

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.[4] During the simultaneously held elections for Mayor of Kyiv Klitschko received 17.9 percent of votes.[5]

14 October 2008 Vitali Klitschko announced that participation of his bloc in the then expected to be held 2008 Ukrainian parliamentary election was possible.[6] 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.[7] A possible candidate to run with the Vitali Klitschko Bloc in an electoral bloc was the European Party of Ukraine.[7][8] But the next Ukrainian parliamentary election was held in 2012.[9]

Vitali Klitschko Bloc:

The party Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform was founded on April 24, 2010, on the basis of the Vitali Klitschko Bloc.[10][11] This party did participate and won 40 seats in the Ukrainian parliament in the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[12]

Election results[]

Kyiv City Council[]

Year Popular vote Percentage Overall seats Change Government Remarks
2006 8.51
14 / 120
 Increase 14 Opposition as Vitali Klitschko Bloc "PORA-ROP"
2008 122,243 10.61
15 / 120
 Increase 1 Opposition as Vitali Klitschko Bloc

Verkhovna Rada[]

Year Popular vote Percentage Overall seats Change Government Remarks
2006 373,478 1.47
0 / 450
 Steady as Civil Bloc "PORA-PRP"

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d (in Ukrainian) Каськів вирішив, що Кличко одноразовий by Ukrayinska Pravda (April 17, 2006)
  2. ^ Biography Vitali Klitschko, official party website
  3. ^ Vitali Klitschko announces second run for Kiev mayor, RIA Novosti (May 19, 2007)
  4. ^ (in Ukrainian) Офіційне повідомлення Київської міської територіальної виборчої комісії про результати голосування, список обраних депутатів Київської міської ради Archived 2011-11-24 at the Wayback Machine by Kyiv City Council
  5. ^ Liang, Yan (May 29, 2008). "Ukraine's Kiev mayor wins re-election". www.chinaview.cn. Xinhua. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  6. ^ Boxer Klitschko to fight Ukraine's parliamentary polls, UNIAN (14 October 2008)
  7. ^ a b Klychko Says Participation Of His Bloc In Early Rada Elections Possible, Ukrainian News Agency (October 15, 2008)
  8. ^ Official website news Archived 2012-07-15 at archive.today, European Party of Ukraine (13 October 2008)
  9. ^ Wilson, Andrew (2015). The Ukrainians: Unexpected Nation (page xviii) (4th ed.). New Haven and London: Yale University Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-300-21725-4. External link in |title= (help)
  10. ^ (in Ukrainian) Віталій Кличко очолив політичну партію «УДАР» (фото), Vitali Klitschko Bloc (April 24, 2010)
  11. ^ (in Ukrainian) Сформовано політичну раду всеукраїнської партії «УДАР», Vitali Klitschko Bloc (April 24, 2010)
  12. ^ Party of Regions gets 185 seats in Ukrainian parliament, Batkivschyna 101 - CEC, Interfax-Ukraine (12 November 2012)
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