New Politics (Ukraine)

New Politics
Leader Volodymyr Semynozhenko[1][2]
Founded 2001 (2001)
Headquarters Kiev[2]
Website
http://new-politics.org.ua/
Politics of Ukraine
Political parties
Elections

New Politics (Ukrainian: Нова політика) is a political party in Ukraine registered in February 2001.[2] The party is led by led by former Party of Regions lawmaker and former Vice Premier Minister in the Azarov Government Volodymyr Semynozhenko.[1][2][3]

History

Till 2012 the party did not take part in national elections.[2] In March 2009 Semynozhenko was elected party leader of the party.[1] In the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election the party won 0.10% of the national votes and no constituencies (it had competed in 26 constituencies[4]) and thus failed to win parliamentary representation.[5]

In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election members of the party took part in the elections on the party list of Opposition Bloc; Opposition Bloc won 29 seats.[6][7][8]

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