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Socialist Party of Ukraine
Socialist Party of Ukraine Соціалістична партія України | |
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| Abbreviation | SPU |
| Leader | Viktor Zaika[1] |
| Founder | Oleksandr Moroz |
| Founded | 26 October 1991 |
| Banned | 15 June 2022[2] |
| Preceded by | Communist Party of Ukraine (Soviet Union) |
| Newspaper | Tovarysh |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
| International affiliation | Socialist International (2003–2011) |
| Colours | Dark red |
| Slogan | Socialism will be imbued with patriotism[3] There is no alternative to democratic socialism in Ukraine[4] |
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The Socialist Party of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Соціалістична Партія України, romanized: Sotsialistychna Partiya Ukrainy, abbreviated SPU) was a social democratic[5][6] and democratic socialist[5] political party in Ukraine. It was one of the oldest parties in Ukraine and was created by former members of the Soviet-era Communist Party of Ukraine in late 1991, when the Communist Party was banned.[7]
Involved in a number of popular protest movements in the early 2000s, it was third and fourth largest party in parliament during its time in parliament. The party entered government for the first time as part of a coalition with Our Ukraine and the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc in 2005, but its decision to form a government with the opposing Party of Regions and the re-founded Communist Party of Ukraine in 2006 caused significant damage to the party's credibility.[8] Despite historically strong support in the central regions of Ukraine, it failed to pass the 3% threshold to enter parliament in the 2007 parliamentary elections. From then onwards, the party's electoral results became increasingly marginal and it failed to win any seats in subsequent elections.
The party's founder, Oleksandr Moroz, was elected Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, in 1994 and played a key role in the adoption of the Constitution of Ukraine. He led the party for more than 20 years until his resignation in 2012, after which the party became embroiled in a long-lasting leadership struggle. In 2017, the party was taken over by a former member of the far-right Right Sector, Illia Kyva. It participated in the 2019 presidential and parliamentary elections without any success.
The party was suspended in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and banned by a court decision on 15 June 2022.[2]
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- ^ "Соціалістична партія України". RBC-Ukraine. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2012). "Ukraine". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Ukraine". European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ Mostova, Julia; Rachmaninoff, Sergey (7 March 2002). "УКРАЇНА ПАРТІЙНА. ЧАСТИНА V. СОЦІАЛІСТИЧНА ПАРТІЯ УКРАЇНИ". Dzerkalo Tyzhnia. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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