Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Ukraine

Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Ukraine Партія промисловців і підприємців України
Founded	August 4, 2000 (2000-20-04)[1]
Political position	Centre[2]
Website
www.pppu.com.ua
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The Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Партія промисловців i підприємців України) is a political party in Ukraine registered in April 2000.[1] Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Anatoliy Kinakh is one of its most noticeable members.[3]

History

At the parliamentary elections on 30 March 2002, the party was part of the For United Ukraine alliance.[1] Party leader Anatoliy Kinakh was First Vice Prime Minister in the first Tymoshenko Government[4][5]

At the parliamentary elections on 26 March 2006, the party took part in the new Our Ukraine bloc.[1] At the early parliamentary elections parliamentary on September 30, 2007, party-members participated in the elections on the Party of Regions election-list.[6]

In the 2010 local elections the party won 1 representatives in 3 regional parliaments and 6 in the Lviv Oblast.[7]

The party did not participate in the 2012 parliamentary elections.[8] And again not in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[9]

Election results

Supreme Council of Ukraine

Year	Popular vote	% of popular vote	Overall seats won	Seat change	Government
2002	For United Ukraine bloc		6 / 450	6	coalition government
2006	Our Ukraine bloc		0 / 450	22	coalition government
2007	joined Party of Regions				opposition
2012	X
2014	X

References

1. (in Ukrainian) Партія промисловців і підприємців України, Database DATA
2. Haran, Olexiy; Burkovsky, Petro (2009), "In the Aftermath of the Revolution: From Orange Victory to Sharing Power with Opponents", Ukraine on Its Meandering Path Between East and West, Peter Lang, p. 86
3. (in Ukrainian) Позиція ПППУ, Official party website (March 2, 2010)
4. First Vice Premier Anatoli Kinakh introduces Yuri Artemenko, newly appointed Zaporizhia Governor, to regional administration staffers , Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (February 12, 2005)
5. PRESIDENT YUSHCHENKO APPOINTS THE NEW PRIME MINISTER AND MEMBERS OF HER CABINET, European Parliament (February 4, 2005)
6. (in Ukrainian) Історія ПППУ, Official party website
7. (in Ukrainian) Results of the elections, preliminary data, on interactive maps by Ukrayinska Pravda (November 8, 2010)
8. (in Ukrainian) Results of voting in single constituencies in 2012 & Nationwide list, Central Election Commission of Ukraine
9. Alphabetical Index of parties in 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Central Election Commission of Ukraine

External links

• (in Ukrainian) Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Ukraine official site