Derzhava (Ukrainian party)
Derzhava (Ukrainian: Держава, lit. 'nation' or 'power') was a Ukrainian political party registered in late 1999[1] that formed a coalition with the Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine after the Orange Revolution. Its former name was "Rus United" (Ukrainian: Русь Єдина).[2]
Derzhava | |
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| Leader | Dmytro Vasylets |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Banned | 14 June 2022 |
| Headquarters | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Ideology | Socialism Russophilia |
| Website | |
| derzhava.org.ua | |
It participated in the 2006 elections to the Verkhovna Rada as part of the electoral bloc "State – Labor Union" which obtained 0.14% of the votes.[1] In 2006, it was led by Hennadiy Vasilyev.[3] It did not participate in the 2002 or 2007 elections.[2]
Derzhava was one of several political parties suspended by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, along with Left Opposition, Nashi, Opposition Bloc, Opposition Platform — For Life, Party of Shariy, Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine, Socialist Party of Ukraine, Union of Leftists, and the Volodymyr Saldo Bloc.[4]
On 14 June 2022, the Eighth Administrative Court of Appeal banned the party.[5]
References
- (in Ukrainian) Політична партія Держава Archived 28 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Korrespondent
- (in Ukrainian) Політична партія „Держава“, Political database DATA
- "Ukrainian phrases for hello, bye, thank you, yes, no". 8 March 2021.
- "NSDC bans pro-Russian parties in Ukraine". Ukrinform. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- (in Ukrainian) The court banned the activities of the parties "Bloc of Volodymyr Saldo" and "Derzhava" – Chesno, Lb.ua (14 June 2022)