Vitali Klitschko Bloc

The Vitali Klitschko Bloc (Ukrainian: Блок Віталія Кличка) were two local political coalitions in the Capital of Ukraine, Kiev who contended in two local elections there.

History

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 Kiev city council elections.[1] The bloc was led by Vitali Klitschko a Ukrainian professional boxer and current WBC heavyweight champion and became Bloc Vitali Klitschko "PORA-ROP" which won 14 seats in the 2006 election.[1] Klitschko thus is a deputy of the Kiev City Council since April 2006[2] The bloc felt apart very soon after the election.[1] During the simultaneous elections for Mayor of Kiev, Klitschko received 26 percent of votes.[3]

During the 2008 Kiev 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 Kiev City Council.[4] During the simultaneously held elections for Mayor of Kiev Klitschko received 17.9 percent of votes.[5]

14 October 2008 Vitali Klitschko announced that participation of his bloc in the next Ukrainian parliamentary election was possible.[6] He added that a decision on the participation in the race will 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]

Vitali Klitschko Bloc:

The party Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform was founded on April 24, 2010, on the basis of the Vitali Klitschko Bloc.[9][10]

Election results

Kiev City Council
Year Popular vote Percentage Overall seats Change Government Remarks
2006 12,027 0.04
14 / 120
 14 Opposition as Vitali Klitschko Bloc "PORA-ROP"
2008 122,243 10.61
15 / 120
 1 Opposition as Vitali Klitschko Bloc

Verkhovna Rada
Year Popular vote Percentage Overall seats Change Government Remarks
2006 373,478 1.47
0 / 450
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References
  1. (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 Kiev 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. 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. (in Ukrainian) Віталій Кличко очолив політичну партію «УДАР» (фото), Vitali Klitschko Bloc (April 24, 2010)
  10. (in Ukrainian) Сформовано політичну раду всеукраїнської партії «УДАР», Vitali Klitschko Bloc (April 24, 2010)
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