Party of Free Democrats
political party in Ukraine
The Party of Free Democrats (Ukrainian: Партія вільних демократів, romanized: Partiia vilnykh demokrativ) is a political party in Ukraine led by Mykhailo Brodskyy. It was registered in November 1999 as Yabluko (Ukrainian: Яблуко; Apple). The party has about 1,000 members.
History
Mykhailo Brodskyy, a member of the Hromada faction, formed a 14-member "Yabluko" faction in the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) in mid-September 2000.
During the 2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election, the party won 1.2% of the popular vote and no seats (as Yabluko).
In March 2005, the party was merged into the Batkivshchyna party, led by Yulia Tymoshenko. In March 2007, however, Brodskyy announced the renewal of the party; renaming it to the Party of Free Democrats.
During the 2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election, the party failed again to win parliamentary representation.
In late October 2009, The party nominated Brodskyy as its candidate for President of Ukraine in the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election.
During the 2010 Ukrainian local elections, the party won representatives in municipalities and did particularly well in Cherkasy.
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