All-Ukrainian Union "Freedom"
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All-Ukrainian Union "Svoboda"
Всеукраїнське об’єднання «Свобода» |
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| Leader | Oleh Tyahnybok |
| Founded | October 13, 1991 Registered as political party on October 16, 1995. |
| Preceded by | Social-National Party of Ukraine |
| Headquarters | Kiev |
| Membership (2010) | 15,000 |
| Ideology |
Ukrainian nationalism Ultranationalism Right-wing populism Anti-communism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| European affiliation | None (From autumn 2009 until 20 March 2014 Svoboda had observer status in the Alliance of European National Movements) |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colors | Blue, Yellow |
| Slogan | "20 Years of Fight" |
| Verkhovna Rada |
7 / 450
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| Regions (2015) |
1,731 / 158,399
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| Website | |
| http://www.svoboda.org.ua | |
The All-Ukrainian Union "Svoboda" (Ukrainian: Всеукраїнське об’єднання «Свобода», Vseukrayinske obyednannia "Svoboda"), translated as Freedom, is a Ukrainian nationalist political party. The party won 6 seats in the late October 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election; losing 30 seats of the 37 seats (its first seats in the Ukrainian Parliament) it had won in the 2012 parliamentary election. From 27 February 2014 till 12 November 2014 three members of the party held positions in Ukraine's government.
The party was founded in 1991 as the Social-National Party of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Соціал-національна партія України) and acts as a populist proponent of nationalism and anti-communism. It is positioned on the right of the Ukrainian political spectrum, particularly in the far right. It is widely considered a fascist and/or anti-semitic party, while others have disputed the neo-fascist label, and simply considers it a radical nationalist party.
The current party leader (elected every two years) is Oleh Tyahnybok, who has held the role since February 2004.
During the 2009 and 2010 local elections in western Ukraine, the party made significant gains and became a major force in local government.
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