Labour Ukraine (Ukrainian: Трудова Україна, romanized: Trudova Ukraina)[1] is a political party in Ukraine registered in June 2000.[1]
Labour Ukraine Трудова Україна | |
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Founded | June 21, 2000[1] |
Ideology | Labourism Liberalism |
Political position | Centre-left |
National affiliation | Opposition Bloc |
Colours | Dark blue |
Website | |
www.trud.org.ua | |
A Labour Ukraine faction was created after the 1998 parliamentary election[2] on April 20, 1999.[3] In September 2000 the Labour Ukraine faction in the Ukrainian Parliament numbered 45 MPs and was the second largest entity in the parliament.[4] Serhiy Tihipko was elected party leader in November 2000.[3] The party supported President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma during his presidency.[5]
At the legislative elections of 30 March 2002, the party was part of the For United Ukraine alliance.[6] winning 49 seats, their list of deputies included Viktor Pinchuk.[7] The party leader was Serhiy Tyhypko.[8] After the 2004 presidential election Tihipko stepped out of Ukrainian politics, resigning as Labour Ukraine leader on April 23, 2005,[9] before returning to it in the 2010 presidential election.[10]
In the 2006 elections, the party failed on its own to win parliamentary representation (it won 0,09% of the votes).[1]
In the 2007 parliamentary elections the party did not participate.[1] In this election Labour Ukraine members, including party leader Valeriy Konovalyuk, decided to join the Party of Regions election list.[11] Again in the 2012 parliamentary elections the party was absent.[12]
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.[13][14][15]