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April 1, 1998
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ELECTIONS IN UKRAINE MONITOR
According to the information of the Central Election Commission, made public at 4.00 p.m. (Kiev time) on Apri1 1, 26 289 444 voters took part in the elections. 1 353 096 of them did not support any party or election block.
In early results, 114 independent candidates with no party affiliation were elected in the 225 single-mandate constituencies. 37 will represent the Communist Party, 13 - National Democratic Party, 10 - Agrarian Party, 8 - Rukh, 6 - Hromada, 7 - Socialist/Peasant Parties, 4 - Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists, 4 -. Three deputies were elected from each of the following parties: Social Democratic Party (United), Reforms and Order Election Block,and Labor Party, two - from Christian Democratic, Peasants, Union and Progressive Socialist Parties and the Party of Regional Revival of Ukraine, 1 - from Interregional Block of Reforms, Liberal, Socialist National, Ukrainian Christian Democratic and Democratic Parties and the Fewer Words Election Block.
With votes counted in 223 election constituencies, the parties and election blocks received the following number of votes:
POLITICAL PARTIES/BLOCKS1. "Liberal, Labor - Together" Bloc
Labor Party, Liberal Party
V.Shcherban, V.Landyk, V.Boguslayev, M. Zhulynsky, A.Rogovtseva - 503 200 (1.90%)
2. Party of Regional Revival of Ukraine
V.Rybak, P.Lebed, V.Pekhota, V.Yermak, G.Samofalov -241 144 (0.91%)
3. "Fewer Words" Bloc
All-Ukrainian Political Association "Statehood of Ukraine," Social National Party L.Vansovska, Ya.Andrushkiv, R.Koval, I.Kalynets, V.Marynchenko - 45 403 (0.17%)
4. All-Ukrainian Association "Hromada" Party
P.Lazarenko, P.Tolochko, D.Dvorkys, D.Hnatiuk, V.Pliutynsky - 1 242 215 (4.68%)
5. Republican Christian Party
M.Porovsky, M.Horyn, L.Horokhovsky, O.Bakay, I.Banakh - 146 715 (0.55%)
6. Party of Ukrainian National Assembly
O.Vitovych, Yu.Tyma, Ya.Iliasevych, V.Martyrosian, A.Lupynos - 105 829 (0.4%)
7. Motherland Defenders Party V.Kazakevych, O.Kuzhel, A.Pakhlia, V.Kolomiytsev, S.Tsukanov - 81 717 (0.31%)
8. Muslims Party of Ukraine P.Brahyn, M.Selimov, F.Mamedov, R.Ivankov, A.Abdulzhanov - 52 574 (0.2%)
9. Agrarian Party K.Vashchuk, Yu.Karasyk, V.Semenchuk, V.Stepanenko, R.Bodelan -974 758 (3.67%)
10. Green Party V.Kononov, O.Shevchuk, V.Khemelnytsky, S.Kurykyn, Yu.Samoylenko - 1 448 608 (5.46%)
11. Communist Party P.Symonenko, Ye.Parubok, O.Nalyvayko, B.Oliynyk, V.Zaklunna - 6 550 268 (24.68%)
12. "Union" Party S.Savchenko, L.Mirimsky, S.Yevdokymenko-Rotaru, O.Pliuta, V.Ulianov - 186 176 (0.70%)
13. "Forward, Ukraine" Party V.Musiyaka, H.Omelchenko, S.Holovaty, V.Stretovych, V.Shyshkin - 461 512 (1.74%)
14. Bloc of Democratic Parties - "NEP" (Power of the People, Economy, Order) Democratic Party, Party of Economic Revival
V.Yavorivsky, O.Hrytsenko, V.Radetsky, V.Bortnyk, L.Mayboroda - 326 413 (1.23%)
15. Labor Ukraine Bloc
Ukrainian Justice Party, Civic Congress of Ukraine, a number of public associations
I.Herasymov, O.Bazyliuk, S.Chervonopyssky, Yu.Andreyev, V.Derzhak - 815 272 (3.07%)
16. Social Democratic Party
Yu.Buzdugan, M.Karnaukh, Yu.Tykhonov, V.Zlenko, V.Bilchych - 84 846 (0.32%)17. "European Choice of Ukraine" Bloc Liberal Democratic Party, Ukrainian Peasants Democratic Party
V.Prysiazhniuk, O.Koval, M.Shkarban, S.Baklan, R.Omelchuk - 37 157 (0.14%)
18. National Front Bloc
Ukrainian Nationalists Congress, Ukrainian Conservative Republican Party, Ukrainian Republican Party
L.Lukianenko, Ya.Stetsko, S.Khmara, I.Bilas, B.Yaroshynsky - 720 921 (2.72%)
19. Social Liberal Association "SLOn" Inter-regional Bloc of Reforms, Constitutional Democratic Party
V.Gryniov, V.Zolotariov, N.Kozhevina, M.Umanets, V.Bystriakov - 241 401 (0.91%)
20. Peoples Movement of Ukraine "Rukh"
V.Chornovil, V.Cherniak, H.Udovenko, I.Drach, Yu.Kostenko - 2 494 381 (9.40%)
21. All-Ukrainian Workers Party O.Stoyan, L.Vernyhora, O.Pozhydayev, O.Bondarchuk, V.Zubkov - 210 431 (0.79%)
22. Party of National Economic Development of Ukraine
V.Matvienko, V.Cherep, G.Maliuk, V.Severniuk, I.Bakay - 253 075 (0.95%)
23. National Democratic Party V.Pustovoitenko, A.Matviyenko, I.Pliushch, M.Syrota, A.Kinakh - 1 325 931 (4.99%)
24. All-Ukrainian Party of Womens Initiatives
V.Datsenko, A.Dobrosiuk, V.Zadorenko, K.Sokoletska, K.Hurova - 155 780 (0.59%)
25. Christian Democratic Party V.Zhuravsky, V.Babych, I.Tymoshenko, Yu.Haisynsky, S.Kyrychenko - 352 218 (1.33 %)
26. "For Truth, People and Ukraine" Bloc
Socialist Party, Peasants Party
O.Moroz, S.Dovgan, V.Suslov, I.Chyzh, I.Bokiy - 2 267 675 (8.54%)
27. Social Democratic Party (United) L.Kravchuk, Ye.Marchuk, V.Onopenko, V.Medvedchuk, H.Surkis - 1 067 114 (4.02%)
28. "Reforms and Order" Party V.Pynzennyk, S.Sobolev, A.Lopata, M.Pozhyvanov, S.Teryokhin - 831 517 (3.13%)
29. Party of Spiritual, Economic and Social Progress of Ukraine
I.Burdak, O.Onypko, M.Volynets, V.Peshiy, Yu.Tsemakh - 53 599 (0.2%)
30. Progressive Socialist Party
N.Vitrenko, V.Marchenko, O.Charodeyev, P.Romanchuk, M.Savenko - 1 071 611 (4.04%)
From party list the political parties and election blocks will have the following estimated number of seats:
Communist Party - 84
Rukh - 32
Socialist/Peasant parties - 29
Green Party - 19
Peoples Democratic Party - 17
Hromada - 16
Progressive Socialist Party - 14
Social Democratic Party (United) - 14
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