Yatsenyuk's Front for Change
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Front for Change is a Ukrainian
public organization and a political party in Ukraine. Both are led by Arseniy Yatseniuk.
In December 2008 candidate for the Ukrainian 2010 presidential elections Arseniy Yatsenyuk
founded the public organization Front of change. Yatsenyuk is a member of Parliament elected as part of the list of the Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc.
On April 12, 2010 the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine confirmed the political party Front for Change is now (also) led by Yatseniuk.
A March 2010 poll predicted that the party would get 4.3% of the vote at the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election.) A May 2010 poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology showed that the party had the greatest support in western regions (9%), slightly lower support in central Ukraine (4%) and the least support in southern and eastern regions (2%). In the 2010 local elections the party won representative in 20 of the 24 regional parliaments, it did not win seats in the Supreme Council of Crimea.
In September 2011 Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc faction leader in the Ukrainian parliament Mykola Martynenko joined the party.
Serhiy Ratushniak
is alleged to have beaten a female campaigner of Front of Change early August 2009, a criminal case was soon opened against Ratushniak.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
public organization and a political party in Ukraine. Both are led by Arseniy Yatseniuk.
History
The political party Front for Change was registered with the Ministry of Justice on June 26, 2007 and entered in the Register of political parties under number 140.In December 2008 candidate for the Ukrainian 2010 presidential elections Arseniy Yatsenyuk
Arseniy Yatsenyuk
Arseniy Petrovych Yatsenyuk is a Ukrainian politician, economist and lawyer. Yatsenyuk served in the government of Ukraine as Minister of Economy from 2005 to 2006; subsequently he was Foreign Minister of Ukraine in 2007 and Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada from 2007 to 2008.-Early life:Arseniy...
founded the public organization Front of change. Yatsenyuk is a member of Parliament elected as part of the list of the Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc.
On April 12, 2010 the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine confirmed the political party Front for Change is now (also) led by Yatseniuk.
A March 2010 poll predicted that the party would get 4.3% of the vote at the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election.) A May 2010 poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology showed that the party had the greatest support in western regions (9%), slightly lower support in central Ukraine (4%) and the least support in southern and eastern regions (2%). In the 2010 local elections the party won representative in 20 of the 24 regional parliaments, it did not win seats in the Supreme Council of Crimea.
In September 2011 Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc faction leader in the Ukrainian parliament Mykola Martynenko joined the party.
Uzhhorod incident
Mayor of UzhhorodUzhhorod
Uzhhorod or Uzhgorod is a city located in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary. It is the administrative center of the Zakarpattia Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Uzhhorodskyi Raion within the oblast...
Serhiy Ratushniak
Serhiy Ratushniak
Serhiy Mykolayovych Ratushnyak is a former Mayor of Uzhhorod and was a self-nominated candidate in the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election. During the election Ratushnyak received 0,12% of the votes.-Biography:Ratushniak was born in Uzhgorod, Ukrainian SSR...
is alleged to have beaten a female campaigner of Front of Change early August 2009, a criminal case was soon opened against Ratushniak.
External links
- "Front zmin" - Arseniy Yatsenyuk (dead link)
- Official website