Christian Democratic Union Християнсько-Демократичний Союз | |
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| Leader | Olexander Chernenko (Party chairman) [1] [2] |
| Founded | 1997 [1] |
| Headquarters | Vul. B. Khmelnytskoho 3-A, UA-01001 Kyiv |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| European affiliation | European Christian Political Movement |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| Colours | White and orange |
| Website | |
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cdu | |
The Christian Democratic Union ( Ukrainian: Християнсько-демократичний союз, romanized: Khrystyiansko-demokratychnyi soiuz) is a political party in Ukraine. On 2 December 2002, in Athens, Greece the party became a member of Centrist Democrat International. It is negotiated now its associated membership in the European People's Party. The party also publishes a newspaper called Християнський демократ (Christian democrat).
History
The Christian Democratic Union was created on February 8, 1997, in Kyiv, Ukraine as the Party of Christian-Popular Union ( Ukrainian: Партія Християнсько-народний союз) [3] to promote the ideas of European Christian democracy in Ukraine. It was an offspring of the Christian Democratic Party of Ukraine and in 1996–1998 split off along with the All-Ukrainian Alliance of Christians.
During the 1998 Ukrainian parliamentary election the party was part of the electoral bloc "Forward Ukraine" ( Ukrainian: Виборчий блок партій "Вперед, Україно!") [1] which won 1 ( single-mandate constituency) seat.
In March 2002, the CPU in alliance Our Ukraine [1] led by the former President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, won the parliamentary elections.
In the 4th Congress of CPU in 2003 some regional organisation of three parties united with it ( Christian Democratic Party of Ukraine, Ukrainian Christian Democratic Party and All-Ukrainian Alliance of Christians), forming a new party on the base of CPU – Christian Democratic Union. A well-known Ukrainian lawyer, Dr. Volodymyr Stretovych became the CDU's president. Also registrations of the Ukrainian Christian Democratic Party and All-Ukrainian Alliance of Christians were cancelled. [4]
At the parliamentary elections on March 26, 2006, the party was part of the Our Ukraine alliance. [1]
In the parliamentary elections on 30 September 2007, the party was part of the Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc alliance, [1] that won 72 out of 450 seats. The party itself was represented by six deputies: David Zhvania (Party Secretary), Volodymyr Stretovych, Volodymyr Marushchenko (leader of party in Kyiv-city), Oksana Bilozir, Oleh Novikov, Kateryna Lukianova.
In Autumn of 2008, the Christian Democratic Union merged with the Christian Democratic Party of Ukraine ( Kyrylo Polishchuk).
The party supported Yulia Tymoshenko as presidential candidate in the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election. [5] The party did not support the dismissal of the second Tymoshenko Government. [6]
In September 2010, the party introduced a collegial management headed by the Secretary of the party. David Zhvania, Emergencies Minister in Yulia Tymoshenko's government (in 2005) became the Party Secretary. Zhvaniya is a member of the majority coalition in parliament supporting the Azarov Government. [7]
In the 2010 local elections the party won no representative in regional parliaments nor in the Supreme Council of Crimea. [8]
All of the parties deputies were expelled from the Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc faction in September 2011, because of supporting the Azarov Government. [9] [10] In July 2010 they had entered the Right of Choice deputy group who openly supported the Azarov Government. [11]
David Zhvania took part in the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election as an independent candidate in single-member districts number 140 ( first-past-the-post wins a parliament seat) located in the town Illichivsk. [12] [13] He was (re-)elected in parliament [14] where in December 2012 he joined the Party of Regions faction. [15]
The party did not participate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election. [16]
In the 2020 Ukrainian local elections the party gained 3 deputies (0.01% of all available mandates). [17]
Policies
The three principles of the party are Justice, Solidarity and Responsibility. In economy the party supports a free market on the base of private propriety and honest competition, but also an active social regulating of economy. In social politics – a right for free education and medicine, an address help to those in need. In international politics – Ukraine's membership in the European Union and NATO.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f (in Ukrainian) Партія Християнсько-Демократичний Союз Archived March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Database DATA
- ^ (in Ukrainian) [1], Party official website (December 20, 2014)
- ^ Personal website of the leader of Christian Democratic Union Volodymyr Stretovych
- ^ Rybachuk, M., Kyriushko, M., Hrytsyna, O. Christian parties in Ukraine: end or beginning of establishment? Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Christian-Democratic Union party to support Tymoshenko at presidential election Archived December 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Kyiv Post (November 28, 2009)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Володимир Стретович про припинення діяльності демократичної коаліції Archived March 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Official website (March 2, 2010)
- ^ Christian Democratic Union calls on Yanukovych to help end political wars Archived January 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Kyiv Post (December 28, 2010)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Results of the elections, preliminary data, on interactive maps Archived March 16, 2016, at the Wayback Machine by Ukrayinska Pravda (8 November 2010)
- ^ People's Self-Defense faction: Twelve parliamentarians expelled from Our Ukraine Archived September 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Kyiv Post (September 7, 2011)
- ^ Board Archived April 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Parties official website
- ^ People Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Right of Choice deputy group
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Одномандатний виборчий округ №140 Single-mandate constituency № 140 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Central Election Commission of Ukraine
- ^ Powers of Persuasion Archived March 28, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, The Ukrainian Week (28 September 2012)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Список депутатів нової Верховнсї Ради Archived November 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Ukrayinska Pravda (11 November 2012)
- ^ Rada approves composition of all committees Archived January 8, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Kyiv Post (25 December 2012)
- ^ Alphabetical Index of parties in 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election Archived December 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Central Election Commission of Ukraine
- ^ "Results of the 2020 Ukrainian local elections on the official web-server of the". Central Election Commission of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
External links
- Official website
- New future on the foundation of eternal values – Manifest of the Christian Democrats of Ukraine
- Historical outlook
Christian Democratic Union Християнсько-Демократичний Союз | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Leader | Olexander Chernenko (Party chairman) [1] [2] |
| Founded | 1997 [1] |
| Headquarters | Vul. B. Khmelnytskoho 3-A, UA-01001 Kyiv |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| European affiliation | European Christian Political Movement |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| Colours | White and orange |
| Website | |
|
cdu | |
The Christian Democratic Union ( Ukrainian: Християнсько-демократичний союз, romanized: Khrystyiansko-demokratychnyi soiuz) is a political party in Ukraine. On 2 December 2002, in Athens, Greece the party became a member of Centrist Democrat International. It is negotiated now its associated membership in the European People's Party. The party also publishes a newspaper called Християнський демократ (Christian democrat).
History
The Christian Democratic Union was created on February 8, 1997, in Kyiv, Ukraine as the Party of Christian-Popular Union ( Ukrainian: Партія Християнсько-народний союз) [3] to promote the ideas of European Christian democracy in Ukraine. It was an offspring of the Christian Democratic Party of Ukraine and in 1996–1998 split off along with the All-Ukrainian Alliance of Christians.
During the 1998 Ukrainian parliamentary election the party was part of the electoral bloc "Forward Ukraine" ( Ukrainian: Виборчий блок партій "Вперед, Україно!") [1] which won 1 ( single-mandate constituency) seat.
In March 2002, the CPU in alliance Our Ukraine [1] led by the former President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, won the parliamentary elections.
In the 4th Congress of CPU in 2003 some regional organisation of three parties united with it ( Christian Democratic Party of Ukraine, Ukrainian Christian Democratic Party and All-Ukrainian Alliance of Christians), forming a new party on the base of CPU – Christian Democratic Union. A well-known Ukrainian lawyer, Dr. Volodymyr Stretovych became the CDU's president. Also registrations of the Ukrainian Christian Democratic Party and All-Ukrainian Alliance of Christians were cancelled. [4]
At the parliamentary elections on March 26, 2006, the party was part of the Our Ukraine alliance. [1]
In the parliamentary elections on 30 September 2007, the party was part of the Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc alliance, [1] that won 72 out of 450 seats. The party itself was represented by six deputies: David Zhvania (Party Secretary), Volodymyr Stretovych, Volodymyr Marushchenko (leader of party in Kyiv-city), Oksana Bilozir, Oleh Novikov, Kateryna Lukianova.
In Autumn of 2008, the Christian Democratic Union merged with the Christian Democratic Party of Ukraine ( Kyrylo Polishchuk).
The party supported Yulia Tymoshenko as presidential candidate in the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election. [5] The party did not support the dismissal of the second Tymoshenko Government. [6]
In September 2010, the party introduced a collegial management headed by the Secretary of the party. David Zhvania, Emergencies Minister in Yulia Tymoshenko's government (in 2005) became the Party Secretary. Zhvaniya is a member of the majority coalition in parliament supporting the Azarov Government. [7]
In the 2010 local elections the party won no representative in regional parliaments nor in the Supreme Council of Crimea. [8]
All of the parties deputies were expelled from the Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc faction in September 2011, because of supporting the Azarov Government. [9] [10] In July 2010 they had entered the Right of Choice deputy group who openly supported the Azarov Government. [11]
David Zhvania took part in the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election as an independent candidate in single-member districts number 140 ( first-past-the-post wins a parliament seat) located in the town Illichivsk. [12] [13] He was (re-)elected in parliament [14] where in December 2012 he joined the Party of Regions faction. [15]
The party did not participate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election. [16]
In the 2020 Ukrainian local elections the party gained 3 deputies (0.01% of all available mandates). [17]
Policies
The three principles of the party are Justice, Solidarity and Responsibility. In economy the party supports a free market on the base of private propriety and honest competition, but also an active social regulating of economy. In social politics – a right for free education and medicine, an address help to those in need. In international politics – Ukraine's membership in the European Union and NATO.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f (in Ukrainian) Партія Християнсько-Демократичний Союз Archived March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Database DATA
- ^ (in Ukrainian) [1], Party official website (December 20, 2014)
- ^ Personal website of the leader of Christian Democratic Union Volodymyr Stretovych
- ^ Rybachuk, M., Kyriushko, M., Hrytsyna, O. Christian parties in Ukraine: end or beginning of establishment? Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Christian-Democratic Union party to support Tymoshenko at presidential election Archived December 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Kyiv Post (November 28, 2009)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Володимир Стретович про припинення діяльності демократичної коаліції Archived March 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Official website (March 2, 2010)
- ^ Christian Democratic Union calls on Yanukovych to help end political wars Archived January 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Kyiv Post (December 28, 2010)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Results of the elections, preliminary data, on interactive maps Archived March 16, 2016, at the Wayback Machine by Ukrayinska Pravda (8 November 2010)
- ^ People's Self-Defense faction: Twelve parliamentarians expelled from Our Ukraine Archived September 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Kyiv Post (September 7, 2011)
- ^ Board Archived April 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Parties official website
- ^ People Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Right of Choice deputy group
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Одномандатний виборчий округ №140 Single-mandate constituency № 140 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Central Election Commission of Ukraine
- ^ Powers of Persuasion Archived March 28, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, The Ukrainian Week (28 September 2012)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Список депутатів нової Верховнсї Ради Archived November 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Ukrayinska Pravda (11 November 2012)
- ^ Rada approves composition of all committees Archived January 8, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Kyiv Post (25 December 2012)
- ^ Alphabetical Index of parties in 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election Archived December 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Central Election Commission of Ukraine
- ^ "Results of the 2020 Ukrainian local elections on the official web-server of the". Central Election Commission of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
External links
- Official website
- New future on the foundation of eternal values – Manifest of the Christian Democrats of Ukraine
- Historical outlook