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April 7, 1998
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ELECTIONS IN UKRAINE MONITOR
According to the information of the Central Election Commission, made public on April 7, 1998 26, 571,273 voters took part in the March 29 elections to the Ukrainian parliament (70.78% of 37,540,092 registered voters).
114 independent candidates with no party affiliation and 111 party-affiliated candidates were elected in the 225 single-mandate constituencies. 40 will represent the Communist Party, 14 - Rukh, 11 - National Democratic Party, 8 - Agrarian Party, 7 - Hromada, 6 - Socialist/Peasant Parties, 4 - Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists and Social Democratic Party (United). Progressive Socialist and Christian Democratic parties, and Reforms and Order Party will be represented by 3 deputies each. Two deputies were elected from each of the following parties: Union, and Ukrainian Republican parties, 1 - from Interregional Block of Reforms, Liberal, Socialist National, Ukrainian Christian Democratic parties, Christian Democratic Union and ?Fewer Words? election block.
With votes counted in 224 election constituencies, 17,481,593 voters supported the parties and election blocks which have overcome the 4% threshold and therefore will be represented in the parliament on a party list basis:
POLITICAL PARTIES/BLOCKS
1. Communist Party P.Symonenko, Ye.Parubok, O.Nalyvayko, B.Oliynyk, V.Zaklunna - 6 550 353 (24.652%)
2. Peoples Movement of Ukraine "Rukh"
V.Chornovil, V.Cherniak, H.Udovenko, I.Drach, Yu.Kostenko - 2 498 262 (9.402%)3. "For Truth, People and Ukraine" Bloc - Socialist Party, Peasants Party
O.Moroz, S.Dovgan, V.Suslov, I.Chyzh, I.Bokiy - 2 273 788 (8.557%)4. Green Party
V.Kononov, O.Shevchuk, V.Khemelnytsky, S.Kurykyn, Yu.Samoylenko - 1 444 264 (5.435%)5. National Democratic Party
V.Pustovoitenko, A.Matviyenko, I.Pliushch, M.Syrota, A.Kinakh - 1 331 460 (5.01%)6. All-Ukrainian Association "Hromada" Party
P.Lazarenko, P.Tolochko, D.Dvorkys, D.Hnatiuk, V.Pliutynsky - 1 242 235 (4.676%)
7. Progressive Socialist Party
N.Vitrenko, V.Marchenko, O.Charodeyev, P.Romanchuk, M.Savenko - 1 075 118 (4.046%)8. Social Democratic Party (United)
L.Kravchuk, Ye.Marchuk, V.Onopenko, V.Medvedchuk, H.Surkis - 1 066 113 (4.012%)The following parties failed to overcome the 4% threshold:
1. Agrarian Party
K.Vashchuk, Yu.Karasyk, V.Semenchuk, V.Stepanenko, R.Bodelan - 3.6819%2. "Reforms and Order" Party
V.Pynzennyk, S.Sobolev, A.Lopata, M.Pozhyvanov, S.Teryokhin - 3.1333%3. Labor Ukraine Bloc
Ukrainian Justice Party, Civic Congress of Ukraine, a number of public associationsI.Herasymov, O.Bazyliuk, S.Chervonopyssky, Yu.Andreyev, V.Derzhak - 3.0609%
4. National Front Bloc
Ukrainian Nationalists Congress, Ukrainian Conservative Republican Party, Ukrainian Republican Party
L.Lukianenko, Ya.Stetsko, S.Khmara, I.Bilas, B.Yaroshynsky - 2.7170%
5. "Liberal, Labor - Together" Bloc
Labor Party, Liberal Party
V.Shcherban, V.Landyk, V.Boguslayev, M. Zhulynsky, A.Rogovtseva - 1.8929%
6. "Forward, Ukraine" Party
V.Musiyaka, H.Omelchenko, S.Holovaty, V.Stretovych, V.Shyshkin - 1.7384%7. Christian Democratic Party
V.Zhuravsky, V.Babych, I.Tymoshenko, Yu.Haisynsky, S.Kyrychenko - 1.29775 %8. 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 - 1.2297%
9. Party of National Economic Development of Ukraine
V.Matvienko, V.Cherep, G.Maliuk, V.Severniuk, I.Bakay - 0.9426%10. Social Liberal Association "SLOn"
Inter-regional Bloc of Reforms, Constitutional Democratic PartyV.Gryniov, V.Zolotariov, N.Kozhevina, M.Umanets, V.Bystriakov - 0.9083%
11. Party of Regional Revival of Ukraine
V.Rybak, P.Lebed, V.Pekhota, V.Yermak, G.Samofalov - 0.9079%12. All-Ukrainian Workers Party
O.Stoyan, L.Vernyhora, O.Pozhydayev, O.Bondarchuk, V.Zubkov - 0.7926%
13. "Union" Party
S.Savchenko, L.Mirimsky, S.Yevdokymenko-Rotaru, O.Pliuta, V.Ulianov - 0.7009%14. All-Ukrainian Party of Womens Initiatives
V.Datsenko, A.Dobrosiuk, V.Zadorenko, K.Sokoletska, K.Hurova - 0.5820%15. Republican Christian Party
M.Porovsky, M.Horyn, L.Horokhovsky, O.Bakay, I.Banakh - 0.5400%16. Party of Ukrainian National Assembly
O.Vitovych, Yu.Tyma, Ya.Iliasevych, V.Martyrosian, A.Lupynos - 0.3988%17. Social Democratic Party
Yu.Buzdugan, M.Karnaukh, Yu.Tykhonov, V.Zlenko, V.Bilchych - 0.3200%18. Motherland Defenders Party
V.Kazakevych, O.Kuzhel, A.Pakhlia, V.Kolomiytsev, S.Tsukanov - 0.3078%19. Party of Spiritual, Economic and Social Progress of Ukraine
I.Burdak, O.Onypko, M.Volynets, V.Peshiy, Yu.Tsemakh - 0.2000%20. Muslims Party of Ukraine
P.Brahyn, M.Selimov, F.Mamedov, R.Ivankov, A.Abdulzhanov - 0.1980%
21. "Fewer Words" Bloc
All-Ukrainian Political Association "Statehood of Ukraine," Social National PartyL.Vansovska, Ya.Andrushkiv, R.Koval, I.Kalynets, V.Marynchenko - 0.1699%
22. "European Choice of Ukraine" Bloc
Liberal Democratic Party, Ukrainian Peasants Democratic PartyV.Prysiazhniuk, O.Koval, M.Shkarban, S.Baklan, R.Omelchuk - 0.1396%
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
In preliminary results, the Communist Party of Ukraine will have 124 seats,
Rukh - 45,
Socialist/Peasants parties - 35,
Green Party - 19,
Peoples Democratic Party - 28,
Hromada - 23,
Progressive Socialist Party - 17,
Social-Democratic Party (United) - 18.
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