Communist Party of Workers and Peasants
The Communist Party of Workers and Peasants (Ukrainian: Комуністична партія робітників і селян, Komunistychna Partiya Robitnykiv i Selian, KPRS) was a political party in Ukraine, formed in 2001 following a split from the Communist Party of Ukraine (KPU). On 30 September 2015 the District Administrative Court in Kyiv banned the party.[1]
Communist Party of Workers and Peasants | |
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| Founded | 2001 |
| Banned | 30 September 2015 |
| Split from | Communist Party of Ukraine |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism |
History
The first chairman of the party was Oleksander Mykolayovych Yakovenko. In the 2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election, the party won 0.41% of the popular vote and no seats.[2] Since then it has not taken part in any nationwide election.[2] In 2011, the KPRS chairman Leonid Grach was elected as the head of the party in February 2011; at the time he was member of the Ukrainian parliament.[3][4] Grach did not return to parliament after the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election after losing as an independent candidate in single-member districts number 1 (first-past-the-post wins a parliament seat) located in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.[5][6] His party did not participate in the election.[7] The party was again absent in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[7][8]
In May 2015, decommunization in Ukraine came into effect in Ukraine, banning communist symbols, singing the Soviet national anthem or "The Internationale".[9] Because of these laws, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry stripped the party of its right to participate in elections on 24 July 2015.[10] The party did not challenge this ban and was thus on 30 September 2015 terminated by the District Administrative Court in Kyiv.[1]
References
- (in Ukrainian) The court banned the two Communist parties, Ukrayinska Pravda (1 October 2015)
Kyiv’s Court terminates two Communist parties, Ukrinform (1 October 2015) - (in Ukrainian) Комуністична партія робітників і селян,
- Ziuganov: Fees for basing of Russian fleet in Crimea not high Archived 2016-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, Kyiv Post (Aug 18, 2010 )
- Hrach claims he has evidence of corruption in Communist Party leadership Archived 2016-01-20 at the Wayback Machine, Kyiv Post (20 April 2012)
- (in Ukrainian) Підсумки виборів-2012: Депутати, яким доведеться скласти повноваження Підсумки виборів-2012: Депутати, яким доведеться скласти повноваження Підсумки виборів-2012: Депутати, яким доведеться скласти повноваження Results of the 2012 elections: MPs who will resign, RBC Ukraine (30 October 2012)
- (in Ukrainian) Results of voting in single constituencies in 2012 Archived November 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine & Nationwide list Archived 2012-12-22 at archive.today, Central Election Commission of Ukraine
- Ukraine Bars Communists From Elections, Radio Free Europe (24 July 2015)
- Alphabetical Index of parties in 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election Archived 2014-12-18 at the Wayback Machine, Central Election Commission of Ukraine
- "Ukraine bans Soviet symbols and criminalises sympathy for communism". The Guardian. May 21, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- Ukraine's Justice Ministry outlaws Communists from elections, Kyiv Post, (24 July 2015)
Justice Ministry bans three communist parties from taking part in election process as they violate Ukrainian law - minister, Interfax-Ukraine, (24 July 2015)