European Solidarity (, ; , YeS) is a

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. It has its roots in a

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called Solidarity dating from 2000 and has existed since in various forms as a political outlet for

Petro Poroshenko Petro Oleksiiovych Poroshenko (born 26 September 1965) is a Ukraine, Ukrainian politician and Oligarchy, oligarch who served as the fifth president of Ukraine from 2014 to 2019. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Ukraine), Minister ...

. The party with its then name Petro Poroshenko Bloc won 132 of the 423 contested seats in the

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, more than any other party.

In August 2015, the

Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform The Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform of Vitali Klitschko (, using the acronym UDAR Vitali Klitschko () translates to "strike" or "punch", ) is a political party in Ukraine headed by retired In May 2019, the UDAR undid this merge. In October 2017, the party had about 30,000 members; former members of

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are denied membership. In the

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, the party won 23 seats on the nationwide party list and 2 constituency seats.CEC counts 100 percent of vote in Ukraine's parliamentary elections
,

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,

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(21 July 2019) Initially formed as a

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party, it shifted to the

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during the formation of Petro Poroshenko Bloc in 2014. Since then, it has been described as

Christian democratic Christian democracy is an ideology inspired by Christian social teaching to respond to the challenges of contemporary society and politics. Christian democracy has drawn mainly from Catholic social teaching and neo-scholasticism, as well ...

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conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...

, liberal, and civic nationalist. Regarding their foreign stances, they support the membership of Ukraine in the European Union and a peaceful end to the

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. In its program, they stated their support for

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and

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among other principles.

History

Solidarity (2000–2013)

The party started in 2000 as a parliamentary faction called "Solidarity", set up by

, until then a member of the

Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united) The Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united) (, abbreviated SDPU(o) or СДПУ(о)) is a Ukrainian political party that was originally established as the Social Democratic Party of Ukraine. At the 1998 and 2002 parliamentary elections it wo ...

faction.Ukrainian Political Update
by

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and Alex Frishberg, Frishberg & Partners, 21 February 2008 (page 22)Chocolate tycoon heads for landslide victory in Ukraine presidential election
, ''

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'' (23 May 2014)
The Return of the Prodigal Son, Who Never Left Home
, ''

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'' (30 March 2012)

claims that this happened with the help of then President Kuchma, who allegedly wanted to limit the influence of the SDPU(u). Many deputies elected in 1998 for the Peasant Party of Ukraine and

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joined the new parliamentary faction. Based on his parliamentary faction Poroshenko eventually established the ''Party of Ukraine's Solidarity''. In 2000 that party merged into what would become the

(later to become for a period the biggest party of UkraineAfter the parliamentary elections in Ukraine: a tough victory for the Party of Regions
,

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(7 November 2012)) and Poroshenko became a Party of Regions deputy. In 2001, Poroshenko expressed interest in the creation of the Our Ukraine Bloc. However, in order to receive quote in Our Ukraine he had to join the bloc with his whole party. The Party of Ukraine's Solidarity failed to break away from the Party of Regions, therefore Poroshenko decided to create a new

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party with a similar name, the party "Solidarity". At the 2002 parliamentary elections Solidarity was able to join Our Ukraine. Top party members who received a parliamentary mandate on party list of the Our Ukraine electoral bloc in 2002 were Volodymyr Plyutynsky, Volodymyr Makeyenko, Eduard Matviychuk, Anatoliy Korchynsky, while a single constituency in Vinnytsia Oblast was won by

. After 2002, Solidarity stopped participating in elections. In 2004, the party left Our Ukraine, and was represented by 23 deputies in the

Verkhovna Rada The Verkhovna Rada ( ; VR), officially the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, is the unicameralism, unicameral parliament of Ukraine. It consists of 450 Deputy (legislator), deputies presided over by a speaker. The Verkhovna Rada meets in the Verkhovn ...

(the forming of new factions whose parties were not directly elected into parliament was not unique in Ukraine at the time.) In March 2013 the

Ministry of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

asked the

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for evidence that Solidarity had not been involved in elections since 2003. On 17 June 2013,

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member of parliament Yuriy Stets became head of the party.United Twice
, ''

'' (2 July 2013) Stets was a member of the united opposition's political council. On 16 October 2013, a court cancelled the registration certificate of Solidarity. The party could have challenged this on appeal, but did not and was legally eliminated on 31 December 2013 "due to lack of reporting". and because for more than 10 years had not participated in any election.

Petro Poroshenko Bloc (2014–2019)

Early in 2014, Poroshenko became leader of the National Alliance of freedom and Ukrainian patriotism "OFFENSIVE", which was renamed "All-Ukrainian Union Solidarity".Poroshenko and void
,

(16 May 2014) By doing so, Poroshenko de facto prolonged the life of Solidarity and de facto merged the National Alliance of freedom and Ukrainian patriotism "OFFENSIVE" into Solidarity (legally the original party "Solidarity" does not exist anymore). National Alliance of freedom and Ukrainian patriotism "OFFENSIVE" was registered in May 2000 under the name All-Ukrainian Party of Peace and Unity (, HPEM). It was not allowed to participate in the

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"Rainbow" in the Ukrainian 2002 parliamentary elections. In the

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, the party failed as part of the electoral alliance Yuriy Karmazin Bloc to win parliamentary representation. In the

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, the party failed again as part of the All-Ukrainian Community to win parliamentary representation.Всеукраїнська партія Миру і Єдності
, DATA After this election (the party) "All-Ukrainian Party of Peace and Unity" was renamed National Alliance of Freedom and Ukrainian patriotism "OFFENSIVE". National Alliance of freedom and Ukrainian patriotism "OFFENSIVE" did not participate in the 2012 parliamentary elections. In May and June 2014, ''

'' characterised the party ("All-Ukrainian Union Solidarity") as "a myth with no website, unknown phone numbers and non existing addresses". At the 2014 presidential election, Poroshenko was elected

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.
During a 27 August 2014 party congress, the "All-Ukrainian Union Solidarity" changed its name to "Bloc of Petro Poroshenko" (, ''Blok Petra Poroshenka''),Poroshenko wants coalition to be formed before parliamentary elections
,

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(27 August 2014)
Solidarity Party to be renamed Bloc of Petro Poroshenko – congress
,

(27 August 2014) and elected the former

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, Yuriy Lutsenko, as the new leader of the party. On 2 September,

Vitali Klitschko Vitalii Volodymyrovych Klychko (; ; born 19 July 1971), known as Vitali Klitschko, is a Ukrainian politician and former professional boxer. He serves as mayor of Kyiv,Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform The Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform of Vitali Klitschko (, using the acronym UDAR Vitali Klitschko () translates to "strike" or "punch", ) is a political party in Ukraine headed by retiredOctober 26 parliamentary election. On 15 September it became clear that 30% of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc election list would be filled by members of UDAR and that UDAR leader Klitschko was at the top of this list; Klitschko vowed not to resign as incumbent

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, but on 21 November he gave up his seat in the new parliament.Klitschko gives up seat in parliament
,

(21 November 2014) According to political scientist Tadeusz A. Olszański (in mid-September 2014) this deal with

UDAR The Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform of Vitali Klitschko (, using the acronym UDAR Vitali Klitschko () translates to "strike" or "punch", ) is a Political parties in Ukraine, political party in Ukraine headed by retired

"enables it to use that party's large-scale structures, which the Poroshenko Bloc itself lacks". The party won the parliamentary election with 132 seats, beating the runner-up People's Front, who won 82 seats. People's Front was first in the nationwide party vote (22.14% against 21.81%) but the party won 69

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seats while People's Front won only 18. On 27 November 2014, the party formed a parliamentary faction of 145 people (at the opening session of the new parliament). Top 10 politicians on the party list to the

Ukrainian parliament The Verkhovna Rada ( ; VR), officially the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, is the unicameral parliament of Ukraine. It consists of 450 deputies presided over by a speaker. The Verkhovna Rada meets in the Verkhovna Rada building in Ukraine's capi ...

: 1.

Vitaliy Klychko Vitalii Volodymyrovych Klychko (; ; born 19 July 1971), known as Vitali Klitschko, is a Ukrainian politician and former professional boxer. He serves as mayor of Kyiv,Yuriy Lutsenko, 3. Olha Bohomolets, 4. Volodymyr Hroysman, 5.

Mustafa Dzhemilev Mustafa Abduldzhemil Jemilev (, ), also known widely with his adopted descriptive surname Qırımoğlu "Son of Crimea" ( Crimean Tatar Cyrillic: , ; born 13 November 1943, Ay Serez, Crimea), is the former chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean T ...

, 6. Yuliy Mamchur, 7. Maria Matios, 8. Mykola Tomenko, 9. Iryna Herashchenko, 10.

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. On 21 November 2014, the party became a member of the coalition supporting the

second Yatsenyuk government The second Yatsenyuk government was created in Ukraine after the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election. On 2 December 2014, 288 People's Deputy of Ukraine, members (of the 423

Real Business Billboard of BPP Solidarity in Saltivka in Kharkiv 2019

Real Business Billboard of BPP Solidarity in Saltivka in Kharkiv 2019

In March 2015, "Solidarity" was added to the name "Bloc of Petro Poroshenko". On 28 August 2015

and Petro Poroshenko Bloc officially merged into Petro Poroshenko Bloc. UDAR party leader

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. It did well in

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and

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and

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region.Why a 'Star Wars' Emperor Won Office in Ukraine
,

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(26 October 2015)
Exit Polls Show Ukraine Divided For, Against Poroshenko Rule
,

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(27 October 2015)
After Ukraine’s Local Elections: Early Misinterpretations
,

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(27 October 2015)
Poroshenko hobbles on
,

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(26 October 2015)
Week’s milestones. Elections to be continued, blackmail in Minsk, and emotional lustration
,

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(27 October 2015) According to Ukrainian media research of February 2016 22% of the parties' representatives in regional councils and 12% of the parties' parliamentary deputies were former members of the

. Following the fall of the second Yatsenyuk government, the party joined the coalition that supports the 14 April 2016 installed

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. In the weeks prior to this 11 MPs had switched to the faction making forming the coalition possible. Klitschko resigned as Petro Poroshenko Bloc chairman (on 26 May) after a new law barring him as head of the

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to be chairman or a member of a political party took effect on 1 May 2016. On 18 May 2019, Klitschko announced that UDAR would take part in the

autonomously.

European Solidarity (from 2019)

The party changed its name to its current form on 24 May 2019. According to party leader Poroshenko this had to be done in order to bring in a new leadership of the party and to win the

. Top 10 politicians on the party list to the Ukrainian parliament in these elections were 1.

, 2.

Andriy Parubiy Andriy Volodymyrovych Parubiy (; born 31 January 1971) is a Ukraine, Ukrainian politician who served as the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament, from 14 April 2016 to 29 August 2019. He previo ...

, 3. Iryna Herashchenko, 4. Mykhailo Zabrodskyi, 5. Sofia Fedyna, 6.

, 7. Yana Zinkevych, 8. Oleh Synyutka, 9. Akhtem Chyihoz, 10. Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze. In the 2019 parliamentary election, European Solidarity scored badly, dropping to 8.10% of votes and electing 23 MPs (37% of which were women) on the nationwide party list and winning 2 constituency seats. The party voted against the confidence vote in the new

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. In June 2020, former Secretary of the

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during Poroshenko's presidency

Oleksandr Turchynov Oleksandr Valentynovych Turchynov (, ; born 31 March 1964) is a Ukrainians, Ukrainian politician, screenwriter, Baptists in Ukraine, Baptist minister and economist. He is the former Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukra ...

became head of the

2020 Ukrainian local elections The 2020 Ukrainian local elections took place on Sunday 25 October 2020.Ukrai ...

headquarters of the party.Turchynov will head the Eurosolidarity headquarters and will look for effective managers
,

(30 June 2020) In this election European Solidarity did well in

and

and it significantly improved on its 2019 parliamentary election result in all Ukrainian oblasts. 3,543 people won seats in local councils on behalf of the party, that is about 10.73% of the available seats.The CEC showed the top 10 parties that won the most seats in the election
,

(18 November 2020)

Ideology and positions

The party officially decries populism and advocates for pragmatism and realism. According to Oleg Varfolomeyev of the

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the party is a liberal party (and

was as well). According to Bohdan Butkevych of

, the party does not have an ideological unity. Due to the fact the party was created shortly before the

and then its "party list was drawn up by taking almost anyone who was ready and willing to invest their own resources". Hence, its parliamentary faction consists of people who "have very different interests, methods of getting into parliament and plans".Petro Poroshenko Bloc: fragmentation
,

(8 March 2016) (Hence) the party's MPs tend not to vote alike. The party broadly reflects Poroshenko's ideology. On 27 August 2014, newly elected party leader Yuriy Lutsenko stated that the Petro Poroshenko Bloc should help Poroshenko implement his election promises. Official party positions include: *

Open list Open list describes any variant of party-list proportional representation where voters have at least some influence on the order in which a Political party, party's candidates are elected. This is as opposed to closed list, in which party lists ...

elections *

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* Creating a

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network * Bringing attention to the plight of the

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* Enforcing Ukrainian as the sole official language * Membership of Ukraine in the European Union * Welfare and social protection for poor citizens * Law enforcement reform and creation of an independent judiciary * Ending corruption * Ensuring Ukraine's territorial integrity * Energy independence for Ukraine * Abolishing the immunity of senior officials * Privatizing all Ukrainian coal mines and liquidate or mothball all mines that cannot be privatized, with social support for the workers of the liquidated or mothballed mines and the population of these territories * Legislation to restrict religions whose leadership reside in aggressor states, e.g. Russia.

Party leaders

;Solidarity ;All-Ukrainian Party of Peace and Unity/National Alliance of freedom and Ukrainian patriotism "OFFENSIVE" ;Petro Poroshenko Bloc ;European Solidarity

Election results

Election results for ''Solidarity'', ''All-Ukrainian Party of Peace and Unity'', ''Petro Poroshenko Bloc'' and ''European Solidarity'' political party.

Verkhovna Rada

;Solidarity ;All-Ukrainian Party of Peace and Unity ;Petro Poroshenko Bloc ;European Solidarity

Presidential elections

Notes

References

External links

Official website

Party list
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