List of political parties in Ukraine

This is a list of political parties in Ukraine, both past and present. On 1 January 2020 349 political parties were officially registered.[1] Most of these parties do not actively take part in political life.[1] 2014, 2015 and 2016 were peak years in the registration of new parties.[1]

For more detailed information about Ukraine's political party landscape, see Political parties in Ukraine.
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It is possible for 15 or more deputies to form a parliamentary faction (a lawmaker can join only one faction; the chairman and his two assistants cannot head factions of deputies).[2][3][4][5][6]

Active

Official factions
Name Foundation Ideology Political position Verkhovna Rada Oblast Councils Regions Associations
SoP
СН
 Servant of the People
Слуга народу		 2019 Big tent
Populism
Pro-Europeanism		 Centre
243 / 450
305 / 1,780
6,400 / 43,122
OPZZh
ОПЗЖ
 Opposition Platform — For Life
Опозиційна платформа — За життя		 2018 Russophilia
Russian minority interests
Euroscepticism		 Centre
44 / 423
230 / 1,780
4,215 / 43,122
 Bilateral:
United Russia
ES
ЄС
 European Solidarity
Європейська солідарність		 2000 Christian democracy
Liberal conservatism
Pro-Europeanism		 Centre-right
27 / 450
283 / 1,780
3,905 / 43,122
 European:
European People's Party (observer)
International:
International Democrat Union
Ba
ВОБ
 Batkivshchyna
Всеукраїнське об'єднання «Батьківщина»		 1999 Christian democracy
Social democracy
Pro-Europeanism		 Centre-left to centre-right
25 / 450
193 / 1,780
4,470 / 43,122
 European:
European People's Party (observer)
International:
International Democrat Union
FF
ЗМ
 For the Future
За майбутнє		 2019 Big tent Syncretic
21 / 450
183 / 1,780
4,067 / 43,122
Voice
Голос
 Voice
Голос		 2019 Liberalism
Pro-Europeanism		 Centre to
centre-right
20 / 450
16 / 1,780
335 / 43,122
 European:
ALDE
Trust
Довіра
 Trust
Довіра		 2019 Big tent Big tent
20 / 450
22 / 1,780
459 / 43,122

Parties without faction status
Name Foundation Ideology Political position Verkhovna Rada Oblast Councils Regions Associations
Oppobloc
Опоблок
 Opposition Bloc
Опозиційний блок		 2019 Russophilia Centre
6 / 450
8 / 1,780
205 / 43,122
Svoboda
Свобода
 All-Ukrainian Union "Svoboda"
Всеукраїнське об'єднання «Свобода»		 1995 Ultranationalism
Social conservatism
Right-wing populism		 Right-wing to
far-right
1 / 450
50 / 1,780
890 / 43,122
Self Reliance
Самопоміч
 Self Reliance
Самопоміч		 2012 Christian democracy
Pro-Europeanism		 Centre-right
1 / 450
9 / 1,780
222 / 43,122
 National:
Trust
European:
European People's Party (observer)
Andriy Baloha's Team
Команда Андрія Балоги
 Andriy Baloha's Team
Команда Андрія Балоги		 2008 Populism
Pro-Europeanism		 Centre
1 / 450
7 / 1,780
193 / 43,122
 National:
For the Future
BT Together
БЦ разом
 Bila Tserkva Together
Біла Церква разом		 2019 Liberalism
Regionalism		 Centre
1 / 450
0 / 1,780
9 / 43,122
 National:
Trust

Parties represented in Oblast Councils
Party Year Founded Position Oblast Councils Regions Region
Successful Kharkiv
Успішний Харків
 Kernes Bloc — Successful Kharkiv
Успішний Харків		 2020 Regionalism
46 / 1,780
433 / 43,122
 Kharkiv Oblast, Eastern Ukraine
OL
НК
 Our Land
Наш край		 2014 Regionalism
43 / 1,780
1,891 / 43,122
 National
US
УС
 Ukrainian Strategy of Groysman
Українська стратегія Гройсмана		 2015 Regionalism
40 / 1,780
574 / 43,122
 National
Proposition
Пропозиція
 Proposition
Пропозиція		 2020 Regionalism
35 / 1,780
549 / 43,122
 National
UDAR[lower-alpha 1]
УДАР
 Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform
Український демократичний альянс за реформи Віталія Кличка		 2010 Centre to centre-right
30 / 1,780
183 / 43,122
 National
Radical Party
Радикальна Партія
 Radical Party of Oleh Liashko
Радикальна Партія Олега Ляшка		 2010 Right-wing
27 / 1,780
582 / 43,122
 National
NH
РД
 Native Home
Рідний дім		 2015 Regionalism
19 / 1,780
438 / 43,122
 Chernihiv Oblast, Central Ukraine
Cherkashchany
Черкащани
 All-Ukrainian Union "Cherkashchany"
Всеукраїнське об'єднання «Черкащани»		 2015 Regionalism
18 / 1,780
343 / 43,122
 Cherkasy Oblast, Central Ukraine
Together!
Разом!
 Svitlychna Together! Bloc
Блок Світличної «Разом!»		 2019 Regionalism
17 / 1,780
320 / 43,122
 Kharkiv Oblast, Eastern Ukraine
SH
СЧ
 Strength and Honor
Сила і честь		 2009 Centre-right
16 / 1,780
575 / 43,122
 National
Ukrainian Perspective
Українська Перспектива
 Vilkul Bloc — Ukrainian Perspective
Блок Вілкула «Українська Перспектива»		 2020 Regionalism
16 / 1,780
272 / 43,122
 National
Unity
Єдність
 Unity of Oleksandr Omelchenko
Єдність Олександра Омельченка		 1999 Centre-right
14 / 1,780
14 / 43,122
 Kyiv
Symchyshyn's Team
Команда Симчишина
 Symchyshyn's Team
Команда Симчишина		 2020 Regionalism
13 / 1,780
74 / 43,122
 Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Western Ukraine
We Have to Live Here!
Нам тут жити!
 Ihor Kolykhaiev's "We Have to Live Here!"
Партія Ігоря Колихаєва «Нам тут жити!»		 2020 Regionalism
13 / 1,780
215 / 43,122
 Kherson Oblast, Southern Ukraine
AP
АП
 Agrarian Party of Ukraine
Аграрна партія України		 2015 Agrarianism
12 / 1,780
313 / 43,122
 National
Native Zakarpattia
Рідне Закарпаття
 Native Zakarpattia
Рідне Закарпаття		 2020 Regionalism
12 / 1,780
354 / 43,122
 Zakarpattia Oblast, Western Ukraine
Trust the Deeds
Довіряй ділам
 Trust the Deeds
Довіряй ділам		 2020 Regionalism
11 / 1,780
227 / 43,122
 Odessa Oblast, Southern Ukraine
Community Platform
Платформа Громад
 All-Ukrainian Union "Community Platform"
Всеукраїнське об'єднання «Платформа Громад»		 2020 Regionalism
11 / 1,780
216 / 43,122
 Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Western Ukraine
For Tangible Solutions
За конкретні справи
 For Tangible Solutions
За конкретні справи		 2020 Regionalism
10 / 1,780
306 / 43,122
 Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Western Ukraine
Community Power
Громадська сила
 Community Power
Громадська сила		 2010 Regionalism
9 / 1,780
47 / 43,122
 Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Eastern Ukraine
United
Єднання
 Volodymyr Buryak — United
Партія Володимира Буряка «Єднання»		 2020 Regionalism
9 / 1,780
62 / 43,122
 Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Southern Ukraine
Native City
Рідне місто
 Native City
Рідне місто		 2018 Regionalism
9 / 1,780
224 / 43,122
 Poltava Oblast, Central Ukraine
U Alternative[lower-alpha 2]
Є Альтернатива
 United Alternative
Єдина Альтернатива		 2020 Regionalism
9 / 1,780
74 / 43,122
 Chernivtsi Oblast, Western Ukraine
KMKSZ
КМКС
 Party of Hungarians of Ukraine "KMKSZ"
«КМКС» Партія угорців України		 2005 Regionalism
Hungarian minority interests
8 / 1,780
128 / 43,122
 Zakarpattia Oblast, Western Ukraine
UGP
УГП
 Ukrainian Galician Party
Українська Галицька партія		 2014 Centre-right
7 / 1,780
219 / 43,122
 Western Ukraine
Rukh
Рух
 People's Movement of Ukraine
Народний рух України		 1990 Centre-right
6 / 1,780
202 / 43,122
 National
Party of Shariy
Партія Шарія
 Party of Shariy
Партія Шарія		 2019 Regionalism
6 / 1,780
52 / 43,122
 Eastern Ukraine
People's Control
Народний контроль
 People's Movement "People's Control"
Громадський рух «Народний контроль»		 2015 Centre-right
6 / 1,780
79 / 43,122
 Chernivtsi Oblast, Western Ukraine
Saldo Bloc
Блок Сальдо
 Volodymyr Saldo Bloc
Блок Володимира Сальдо		 2019 Regionalism
5 / 1,780
41 / 43,122
 Kherson Oblast, Southern Ukraine

Parties with local representaion
Party Year Founded Position Regions Region
Power of the People
Сила Людей
 Power of the People
Сила Людей		 2014 Liberalism
Pro-Europeanism
152 / 43,122
 National
Order
Порядок
 Order
Порядок		 2020 Regionalism
137 / 43,122
 Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Southern Ukraine
Civil Position
Громадянська позиція
 Civil Position
Громадянська позиція		 2005 Economic liberalism
Pro-Europeanism
135 / 43,122
 National
Victory
Перемога
 Palchevsky's Victory
Перемога Пальчевського		 2020 Regionalism
62 / 43,122
 Kyiv
Boichenko Bloc
Блок Бойченка
 Vadym Boichenko Bloc
Блок Вадима Бойченка		 2014 Regionalism
59 / 43,122
 Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, Eastern Ukraine
New Faces
Нові обличчя
 New Faces
Нові обличчя		 2015 Regionalism
53 / 43,122
 Kyiv Oblast, Central Ukraine
Minka's Team
Команда Мінька
 Serhiy Minka's Team
Команда Сергія Мінька		 2010 Regionalism
46 / 43,122
 Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Southern Ukraine
Time for Change!
Час змін!
 Serhiy Rudyk's Team — Time for Change!
Команда Сергія Рудика. Час змін!		 2014 Regionalism
41 / 43,122
 Cherkasy Oblast, Central Ukraine
European Party
Європейська партія
 European Party of Ukraine
Європейська партія України		 2006 Liberalism
Pro-Europeanism
39 / 43,122
 National
New Politics
Нова політика
 New Politics
Нова політика		 2001 Regionalism
39 / 43,122
 Eastern Ukraine
Bee
Бджола
 Bee
Бджола		 2019 Regionalism
34 / 43,122
 Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Eastern Ukraine
VARTA
ВАРТА
 All-Ukrainian Alliance of Regional and Territorial Activists
Всеукраїнський альянс регіональних і територіальних активістів		 2020 Ukrainian Nationalism
Pro-Europeanism
33 / 43,122
 Western Ukraine
UPP
УНП
Ukrainian People's Party
Українська Народна Партія 		1999 Conservatism
Pro-Europeanism
30 / 43,122
 National
PARMS
ПАРМС
 Party of Local Self Government
Партія місцевого самоврядування		 2009 Local government
26 / 43,122
 National
PZU
ПЗУ
 Party of Greens of Ukraine
Партія Зелених України		 1990 Green politics
24 / 43,122
 National

Former parliamentary parties
Individual partiesyears in parliamentBlock association (years)
People's Movement of Ukraine1990–2014Our Ukraine Bloc (2002–2006)
Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc (2007–2012)
Fatherland-Unites Opposition (2012–2014)
Communist Party of Ukraine1994–2014
Party of Regions
(succeeded by Opposition Bloc)		1997–2014For United Ukraine (2002)
People's Party1998–2002
2007–2014		For United Ukraine (2002)
Lytvyn Bloc (2006–2014)
Union Party1998–2002
2012–2014
People's Self-Defense (also as Forward, Ukraine!)2002–2014Our Ukraine Bloc (2002–2006)
Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc (2007–2012)
Fatherland-Unites Opposition (2012–2014)
For Ukraine!2012–2014Fatherland-Unites Opposition (2012–2014)
Social Christian Party2012–2014Fatherland-Unites Opposition (2012–2014)
Civil Position2012–2014Fatherland-Unites Opposition (2012–2014)
Ukrainian Social Democratic Party2002 – 2012Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko (2002–2012)
Ukrainian Platform "Assembly"2002 – 2006
2006 – 2012		Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko (2002–2006)
Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc (Our Ukraine) (2006–2012)
Our Ukraine2006 – 2012Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc (Our Ukraine) (2006–2012)
Solidarity (Ukraine)2002 – 2006Bloc of Viktor Yushchenko (2002–2006)
Ukrainian People's Party2002 – 2006
2007 – 2012		Bloc of Viktor Yushchenko (2002–2006)
Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc (2007–2012)
Republican Christian Party2002 – 2006Bloc of Viktor Yushchenko (2002–2006)
Youth Party of Ukraine2002 – 2006Bloc of Viktor Yushchenko (2002–2006)
Motherland Defenders Party2007 – 2012Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc (2007–2012)
It's time!2007 – 2012Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc (2007–2012)
Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists1994 – 2002
2002 – 2007		National Front (1998–2002)
Bloc of Viktor Yushchenko (Our Ukraine) (2002–2007)
Ukrainian Republican Party1994 – 2002National Front (1998–2002)
Labour Party Ukraine2007 – 2012Bloc of Volodymyr Lytvyn (2007–2012)
Socialist Party of Ukraine
(preceded by Communist Party of Ukraine (Soviet Union))		1994 – 2007Bloc of SPU-SelPU (1998–2002)
Peasant Party of Ukraine1994 – 2002Bloc of SPU-SelPU (1998–2002)
Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs2002 – 2006
2006 – 2007		For United Ukraine (2002–2006)
Our Ukraine bloc (2006–2007)
People's Democratic Party1998 – 2006For United Ukraine (2002–2006)
Labour Ukraine2002 – 2006For United Ukraine (2002–2006)
Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united)1994 – 2006
Democratic Party of Ukraine1994 – 2006Bloc of DemPU-DemU (2002–2006)
Democratic Union2002 – 2006Bloc of DemPU-DemU (2002–2006)
Party of National Economic Development of Ukraine2002 – 2006
Ukrainian Marine Party2002 – 2006
Unity2002 – 2006Unity (2002–2006)
Social Democratic Union2002 – 2006Unity (2002–2006)
Young Ukraine2002 – 2006Unity (2002–2006)
Ukrainian Party of Justice - Union of Veterans, Handicapped, Chornobilians, Afghans2002 – 2006Unity (2002–2006)
Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine1998 – 2002
Party of Greens of Ukraine1998 – 2002
Hromada1998 – 2002
Party "Union"1998 – 2002
Ukrainian National Assembly1994 – 1998
Party of Labor1994 – 1998
Ukrainian Conservative Republican Party1994 – 1998
Christian Democratic Party of Ukraine1994 – 1998
Party of Democratic Revival of Ukraine1994 – 1998
Social Democratic Party of Ukraine1994 – 1998
Party of Economic Revival of Crimea1994 – 1998
Communist Party of Ukraine (Soviet Union)
(succeeded by Socialist Party of Ukraine)		1937 – 1994Bloc of Communists and Komsomol activists

A faction of nonpartisan deputies under the name Reforms for the Future existed between 16 February 2011[7] and 15 December 2012.[8][9][10][11] A faction of nonpartisan deputies under the name For Peace and Stability existed between 2 July 2014 and 27 November 2014.[12][13] From 1998–2000, there was another parliamentary faction Labour Ukraine that existed without its political party until it was registered by the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice in June 2000.[14]

The Communist Party of Ukraine (Soviet Union) was prohibited in 1991, however its members were not excluded from the Ukrainian parliament. They formed a parliamentary faction of the Socialist Party of Ukraine. For the 1994 parliamentary elections however the ban on communist parties was lifted and there were two parties with similar ideologies running for parliament the Socialist Party of Ukraine and the Communist Party of Ukraine that was reestablished in 1993.

Other parties

Currently active political parties in Ukraine with no seats in parliament nor in Oblast Councils.

Defunct

Banned parties
Party Year Founded Year Banned Position Verkhovna Rada at last election
Russian Bloc 2001 2014 Russophilia
0 / 450
Russian Unity 2008 2014 Russophilia
0 / 450
Communist Party of Ukraine 1993 2015 Far-left
0 / 450
Communist Party of Ukraine (renewed) 2000 2015 Far-left
0 / 450
Communist Party of Workers and Peasants 2001 2015 Far-left
0 / 450

Other defunct political parties

Defunct Political alliances and blocs (1998–2012)

The idea of electoral blocs as a loose association of parties was introduced in 1998, however it did not become popular right away. The real success of electoral blocks came in 2002 when the Bloc of Victor Yushchenko "Our Ukraine" gained the most parliamentary seats. The electoral blocs system was liquidated in 2011[19] forcing registration of individual parties for the next 2012 parliamentary elections. The longest existing political blocs were Our Ukraine and Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko.

The association of parties however was transformed into a new concept of an "umbrella party" when several parties temporarily unite under such party that becomes a core party of informal electoral bloc.[20][21][22] Below is the list of official electoral blocs in 1998 - 2012 that led to creation of their own parliamentary factions.

Minor blocs

The following blocs did not form their parliamentary factions due to small number of their representatives.

Kyiv Oblast/City

Crimea

Ukrainian parties before 1991

See also

Notes
  1. Literally "PUNCH" in reference to party leader Vitali Klitschko, a former professional boxer
  2. Short name literally means "There is an alternative"

References
  1. (in Ukrainian) Non-partisan Ukraine, The Ukrainian Week (24 June 2020)
  2. Rada Approves Cancellation Of Rule That Bans Deputies From Switching Factions Archived 2010-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, FINANCIAL (October 8, 2010)
  3. Update: Return to 1996 Constitution strengthens president, raises legal questions, Kyiv Post (October 1, 2010)
  4. Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: The functioning of democratic institutions in Ukraine, Kyiv Post (October 5, 2010)
  5. Laws of Ukraine. Verkhovna Rada decree No. 2222-IV: About the amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine. Adopted on December 8, 2004. (Ukrainian)
  6. Rada amends regulations of its activities, Kyiv Post (October 8, 2010)
  7. Individual deputies create Reforms for the Sake of Future group in parliament, Kyiv Post (February 16, 2011)
  8. Parliament of sixth convocation ends its work, Kyiv Post (6 December 2012)
  9. You Scratch My Back, and I’ll Scratch Yours, The Ukrainian Week (26 September 2012)
    Voting for the Verkhovna Rada regulations amendment
    Stenogram of November 6, 2012 session
    Політичний цирк: кнопкодави попалися на своїх звичках (Political circus: the "button-pushers" got caught on its habits). Ukrayinska Pravda.
  10. Yefremov: Regions Party faction already has 223 members, Kyiv Post (28 November 2012 2012)
    A difficult victory for the Party of Regions, Centre for Eastern Studies (31 October 2012)
  11. (in Ukrainian) Депутатські фракції і групи VIII скликання Deputy fractions and Groups VIII convocation, Verkhovna Rada
  12. (in Ukrainian) , Ukrayinska Pravda (2 July 2014)
  13. (in Ukrainian) In Parliament created a faction, Ukrayinska Pravda (27 November 2014)
  14. (in Ukrainian) Політична партія „Трудова Україна“, Database DATA
    Explaining State Capture and State Capture Modes by Oleksiy Omelyanchuk, Central European University, 2001 (page 22)
    Trudova Ukraina elects a new chairman, Policy Documentation Center (27 November 2000)
    Explaining State Capture: Russia and Ukraine, Central European University (2001)
  15. Justice Ministry registers 179th party in Ukraine – For Fairness and Prosperity, Kyiv Post (May 14, 2010)
  16. Justice Ministry registers Your Ukraine Party, Kyiv Post (May 5, 2010)
  17. (in Ukrainian) Кириленко об'єднався з Яценюком, Ukrayinska Pravda (December 22, 2011)
  18. (in Ukrainian) Соцпартії не сподобалася назва "Об'єднані ліві і селяни", Gazeta.ua (December 16, 2011)
  19. Parliament passes law on parliamentary elections, Kyiv Post (November 17, 2011)
  20. After the parliamentary elections in Ukraine: a tough victory for the Party of Regions Archived March 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Centre for Eastern Studies (7 November 2012)
  21. They Call Themselves the Opposition, The Ukrainian Week (31 August 2012)
  22. Voters head to polls in Ukraine, China Central Television (28 October 2012)
  23. Faction of Chernovetksyi’s Bloc stopped its existence, UNIAN (September 23, 2011)
    Chernovetsky Bloc in Kyiv City Council disbanded, Kyiv Post (September 22, 2011)
  24. "Ukrainian News". Ukranews.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  25. Kiev fails to end Crimea's ethnic tension Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, Oxford Analytica (February 7, 2007)
    (in Ukrainian) У Януковича в Криму проблеми, Gazeta.ua (March 26, 2009)
    (in Ukrainian) Соратник Януковича розповів, за що його вигнали з партії, Ukrayinska Pravda (September 15, 2009)
    Local government elections in Ukraine: last stage in the Party of Regions’ takeover of power Archived 2011-08-13 at the Wayback Machine, Centre for Eastern Studies (October 4, 2010)
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