Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc
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Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc
Блок "Наша Україна–Народна Самооборона" |
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| Leader | Viktor Yushchenko |
| Parliamentary leader | Mykola Martynenko |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Dissolved | 15 December 2012 |
| Headquarters | Kiev, Ukraine |
| Ideology |
Liberalism, Conservatism, Reformism, Pro-Europeanism |
| European affiliation |
European People's Party (observer only; NSNU and Rukh as separate member parties) |
| International affiliation | none |
| Colours | Orange |
| Website | |
| http://www.razom.org.ua/ | |
The Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc (Ukrainian: Блок Наша Україна–Народна Самооборона, Blok Nasha Ukrayina-Narodna Samooborona, NUNS; until 2007 named Our Ukraine Bloc) was an electoral alliance active in Ukraine from 2001 until 2012, associated with former President Viktor Yushchenko. Since 2005, the bloc had been dominated by a core consisting of the People's Union "Our Ukraine" party and five smaller partner parties. On 17 November 2011, the Ukrainian Parliament approved an election law that banned the participation of blocs of political parties in parliamentary elections. Since then several members of the Bloc have since merged with other parties.
The Our Ukraine Bloc was most closely associated with the Orange Revolution and continued to use orange as its political colour. In July 2007, the old Our Ukraine bloc had been reorganized into the Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc for the 2007 parliamentary election in September 2007.
The original Our Ukraine Bloc formed in Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine in 2001 in preparation for the 2002 parliamentary elections as the Electoral Bloc of Viktor Yushchenko "Our Ukraine". At the time of its formation Viktor Yushchenko led the bloc. Over years the alliance changed its name, becoming:
At the 2002 legislative elections, won 23.6% of the popular vote and 112 out of 450 seats. It was the first time when Communists failed to take the first place in vote. Final poll results in 2002 had predicted the bloc to win 27-28% of the total votes. The alliance included the following parties:
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