Serhiy Mykolayovych Kaplin (), born on December 15, 1979, is a Ukrainian politician. He is a

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of the VIIth (candidate from

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) and VIIIth (candidate from

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) convocations, and the leader of the Social Democratic Party. In the

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, he was a member of the faction of the

. Kaplin was an unsuccessful candidate for

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in the 2019 election.

Biography

On October 2, 2017, Kaplin was elected party leader of the

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during a congress and he simultaneously stated his intention to take part of the 2019 presidential election. On January 27, 2018, during the "joint meeting of the political council and the central control commission of the Socialist Party of Ukraine"

Illia Kyva Illia Volodymyrovych Kyva (2 June 1977 – 6 December 2023) was a Ukrainian politician who was a member of the Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian parliament) from August 2019 until March 2022, when he fled to Russia. Kyva worked as an official and ...

was expelled from the ranks of the Socialist Party of Ukraine and deprived of the status of the head of this political force.The Socialists held a congress and sent Kivu to the presidency
by

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(3 November 2018) Kyva claimed that his exclusion from the SPU was illegitimate. Meanwhile, according to the legal registration of the Socialist Party Kyva was the legal chairman of this party. Kyva was nominated by the Socialist Party on November 3, 2018, for

in the 2019 election. According to a 2018 survey (of all Ukrainian politicians) by the "

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" most of Kaplin's election promises cannot be fulfilled even theoretically.From Frank to Kiwis: who are the Ukrainian socialists

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Kaplin lost reelection as an independent candidate in single-seat constituency 144 (

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaplin, Serhiy 1979 births Living people People from Poltava Oblast Seventh convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Eighth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform politicians Independent politicians of Petro Poroshenko Bloc Socialist Party of Ukraine politicians People of the Orange Revolution Candidates in the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election